Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/péḱu

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 the *u-stem of *peḱ- (“livestock”).

    Noun

    *péḱu n (oblique stem *peḱu-)[1]

    1. livestock

    Declension

    Athematic, proterokinetic
    singular
    nominative *péḱu
    genitive *pḱéws
    singular dual plural
    nominative *péḱu *péḱwih₁ *péḱuh₂
    vocative *péḱu *péḱwih₁ *péḱuh₂
    accusative *péḱu *péḱwih₁ *péḱuh₂
    genitive *pḱéws *? *pḱéwoHom
    ablative *pḱéws *? *pḱúmos, *pḱúbʰos
    dative *pḱéwey *? *pḱúmos, *pḱúbʰos
    locative *pḱéw, *pḱéwi *? *pḱúsu
    instrumental *pḱúh₁ *? *pḱúmis, *pḱúbʰis

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    • Armenian:
      • Old Armenian: ասր (asr, “wool, fleece”), ասու (asu, genitive)
    • Proto-Balto-Slavic: *péku (see there for further descendants)
    • Proto-Germanic: *fehu (see there for further descendants)
    • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *páću (see there for further descendants)
    • Proto-Italic: *peku (see there for further descendants)

    Derived terms

    • *Pḱuklōps (“cattle thief”) (<*péḱu + *klṓps)
      • Proto-Hellenic: *Kúklōps
        • Ancient Greek: Κύκλωψ (Kúklōps) (see there for further descendants)

    References

    1. ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) “²peḱ-”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 797
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