Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/h₂leyH-

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

    *h₂leyH-[1]

    1. to smear

    Derived terms

    Terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₂leyH- (11 c, 0 e)
    • *h₂li-né-H-ti ~ *h₂li-n-H-énti (nasal-infix present)
    • *h₂liH-mo-s
      • Proto-Germanic: *līmaz (see there for further descendants)
      • Latin: līmus (mud) (see there for further descendants)
    • *h₂liH-no-s
      • Anatolian:
        • Hittite: [script needed] (halīna-)

    References

    1. ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “linō”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN