Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/wi

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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/wi

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

Adverb

*wi

1. apart, asunder
2. away from, against

Derived terms

• *wí-noh₁ (innovative instrumental form)
  • Indo-Iranian: *wínaH
    • Indo-Aryan: *wínaH
      • Sanskrit: विना (vínā, “without, except”) (see there for further descendants)
• *no-wi (with *ne)
  • Anatolian:
    • Hittite: [script needed] (nawi, “not yet”)
• *wíteros (with *-teros)
  • Germanic: *wiþeraz

Descendants

• Indo-Iranian: *wí
  • Indo-Aryan: *wí
    • Sanskrit: वि (ví, “apart, asunder, through”)

See also

• *dwi-