Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/ḱwen-

< Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European

Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/ḱwen-

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

Alternative reconstructions

• *ḱwent-[1]

Root

*ḱwen-[2]

1. holy, sacred

Derived terms

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

• *ḱwentos
  • Proto-Balto-Slavic: *śwentas (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *ćwantas
    • Proto-Iranian: *cwantah
      • Avestan: 𐬯𐬞𐬆𐬧𐬙𐬀‎ (spəṇta)
        • → Persian: سپنتا‎ (sepantâ)
      • Persian: سپند‎ (sipand)
• *ḱunt-slo
  • Proto-Germanic: *hunslą (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. Derksen, Rick (2008) Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN