Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/kʷeyt-

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 forms

  • *(s)kʷeyt-

Etymology

    Per LIV, it is assumed that the root is a t-extension of *kʷey- (to estimate).

    Root

    *kʷeyt-[1]

    1. to notice

    Derived terms

    • *(s)kʷéyt-t ~ *(s)kit-ént (root aorist)[2]
      • Proto-Balto-Slavic: *(s)keistéi
        • Latvian: šķist
        • Proto-Slavic: *čisti (see there for further descendants)
    • *kʷéyt-e-ti (thematic root present)
      • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *čáytati
        • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *ćáytati
          • Sanskrit: चेतति (cétati, to perceive)
    • *(s)kʷéyt-eh₂-yé-ti (iterative present)
      • Proto-Balto-Slavic: *(s)keitā́ˀtei
    • *kʷoyt-éye-ti (causative)
      • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *čaytáyati
        • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *ćaytáyati
          • Sanskrit: चेतयति (cetáyati, to make one attentive; to observe; to get accustomed to)
    • *kʷi-kʷóy-te (perfective)
      • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *čikáyta
        • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *ćikáyta
          • Sanskrit: चिकेत (cikéta, knew)
    • *kʷéyt-os ~ kʷéyt-es-
      • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *čáytas
    • *(s)kʷít-tis
      • Proto-Balto-Slavic: *(s)kístis
        • Proto-Slavic: *čьstь (see there for further descendants)
      • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *čítˢtiš (see there for further descendants)

    References

    1. ^ Rix, Helmut, editor (2001), “kʷeyt-”, in Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben [Lexicon of Indo-European Verbs] (in German), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, →ISBN, pages 382-383
    2. ^ Kortlandt, Frederik (2014?) “The origins of the Slavic aorist”, in www.kortlandt.nl[1]