Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/dʰeyh₂-

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

  • dʰeh₂y-

Root

*dʰeyh₂-

  1. to perceive, see

Derived terms

  • *dʰí-dʰeyh₂-ti ~ *dʰí-dʰih₂-n̥ti (reduplicated root present)
    • Proto-Indo-Iranian:
      • Sanskrit: दीधेति (dīdheti, “it perceives, thinks”) (see धी)
  • *dʰéyh₂-mn̥ ~ *dʰih₂-méns

Unsorted formations

  • Albanian: di (“know”)

References

  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[1] (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 777-778; 793
  • Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “Proto-Indo-European/dʰeyh₂-”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, pages 64-65
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