Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/yek-

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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/yek-

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

*yek-[1][2]

1. to utter

Derived terms

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

• *yék-e-ti (thematic root present)
  • Proto-Germanic: *jehaną (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *yā́čati
    • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *yā́ćati
      • Sanskrit: याचति (yā́cati)
• *yék-ti-s ~ *ik-téy-s
  • Proto-Germanic: *jihtiz (see there for further descendants)
  • Balto-Slavic:
    • Lithuanian: juoktis
  • Proto-Celtic: *yextis (see there for further descendants)
• *yók-o-s
  • Proto-Italic: *jokos
    • Latin: iocus (see there for further descendants)

Unsorted formations:

• >? Proto-Germanic: *jehwlą (see there for further descendants)

References

1. Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN
2. De Vaan, Michiel (2008) Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7)‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN