Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/serp-

This Proto-Indo-European entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Indo-European

Root

*serp-[1][2][3][4]

to creep, crawl

Derived terms

Terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *serp-

*sérp-t ~ sr̥p-ént (root aorist)[4]
- Proto-Indo-Iranian: *Hásarpt
  - Proto-Indo-Aryan: *Hásarpt
    - Sanskrit: असृपत् (ásṛpat)
*sérp-e-ti (thematic root present)[4]
- Proto-Hellenic: *hérpō[1]
  - Ancient Greek: ἕρπω (hérpō, “to creep, crawl”)
- Proto-Indo-Iranian: *sárpati
  - Proto-Indo-Aryan: *sárpati
    - Sanskrit: सर्पति (sárpati, “to creep, crawl”)
- Proto-Italic: *serpō[2]
  - Latin: serpō
*sḗrp-s-t ~ *sérp-s-n̥t (s-aorist)[4]
- Proto-Hellenic: *éhērpsa
  - Ancient Greek: (ἐξ)ἧρψα ((ex)hêrpsa)
- Proto-Italic: *serpsai
  - Latin: serpsī
*se-sórp-e ~ se-sr̥p-ḗr (reduplicated perfect)[4]
- Proto-Indo-Iranian: *sasárpa
  - Proto-Indo-Aryan: *sasárpa
    - Sanskrit: ससर्प (sasárpa)
*serp-ó-s
- Proto-Indo-Iranian: *sarpás (see there for further descendants)
*serp-en-o-s
- Proto-Albanian: *serpena[3] (see there for further descendants)
Unsorted formations:
- Proto-Albanian: *ś(t)ripenī̆
  - Albanian: shtërpij (“reptiles”)

References

Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), “ἕρπω”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 463-464
De Vaan, Michiel (2008), “serpō, -ere”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 558
Orel, Vladimir E. (2000) A concise historical grammar of the Albanian language: reconstruction of Proto-Albanian‎, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 130
Rix, Helmut, editor (2001), “*serp-”, in Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben [Lexicon of Indo-European Verbs] (in German), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, →ISBN, page 536

[Beekes_1-1] Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), “ἕρπω”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 463-464

[De_vaan_1-2] De Vaan, Michiel (2008), “serpō, -ere”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 558

[Orel_1-3] Orel, Vladimir E. (2000) A concise historical grammar of the Albanian language: reconstruction of Proto-Albanian‎, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 130

[Rix_1-4] Rix, Helmut, editor (2001), “*serp-”, in Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben [Lexicon of Indo-European Verbs] (in German), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, →ISBN, page 536