Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/léwks

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

From *lewk- (“bright; to shine”) +‎ *-s (root nominal suffix).

Noun

*léwks f

  1. light

Inflection

Athematic, proterokinetic
singular
nominative *léwks
genitive *lukés
singular dual plural
nominative *léwks *léwkh₁(e) *léwkes
vocative *léwk *léwkh₁(e) *léwkes
accusative *léwkm̥ *léwkh₁(e) *léwkm̥s
genitive *lukés *? *lukóHom
ablative *lukés *? *lukmós, *lukbʰós
dative *lukéy *? *lukmós, *lukbʰós
locative *léwk, *léwki *? *luksú
instrumental *lukéh₁ *? *lukmís, *lukbʰís

Descendants

  • Proto-Celtic: *leuxs
  • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *rúkš
    • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *rúkṣ
    • Proto-Iranian: *rúxš
      • Ossetian: (“light, red”)
        Digor Ossetian: рохс (roxs)
        Iron Ossetian: рухс (ruxs)
      • Persian: رخش (roxš, “light”)
  • Proto-Italic: *louks (see there for further descendants)
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