Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/h₂ent-

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

Etymology

    Perhaps extended from *h₂en- (“on, onto”). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

    Root

    *h₂ent-

    1. face
    2. forehead
    3. front

    Derived terms

    Terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₂ent- (31 c, 0 e)
    • *h₂ént-s ~ *h₂n̥t-és
    • *h₂entí-o-s (“front, forehead”)
    • *h₂ént-o-s
      • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *Hántas
        • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *Hántas
          • Sanskrit: अन्त (ánta) (see there for further descendants)
      • Proto-Tocharian: *ā́ntë (see there for further descendants)
    Unsorted formations
    • Proto-Albanian: *antā[1]
      • Albanian: ândë, ânë (Gheg)
      • Albanian: anë
    • Proto-Anatolian:
      • Hittite: [script needed] (ḫantezzi, “first”)
    • Proto-Celtic: *antonos

    References

    1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “anë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 5

    Further reading

    • Kloekhorst, Alwin (2008) “ḫant-”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Hittite Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 5), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 287–289
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