Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/préy

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

Dative singular derivative of *per-.

Alternatively, full grade of *prí (with locative *-i) and possibly a backformation from a vriddhi derivation.[1]

Adverb

*préy

  1. before, in front

Derived terms

  • *préy-mos
    • Proto-Celtic: *ɸreimos (see there for further descendants)

Descendants

  • Proto-Anatolian:
    • Proto-Luwic: *prī
      • Luwian: 𒉺𒊑𒄿 (/⁠pri⁠/)[2]
  • Proto-Balto-Slavic: *prei
  • Proto-Italic: *prei
    • Old Latin: prī
    • Proto-Italic: *preiwos
      • Latin: prīvus (see there for further descendants)
      • Umbrian: 𐌐𐌓𐌄𐌅𐌄𐌓 (prever, abl. pl. m.)

References

  1. ^ Dunkel, George E. (2014) Lexikon der indogermanischen Partikeln und Pronominalstämme [Lexicon of Indo-European Particles and Pronominal Stems] (in German), volume 2: Lexikon, Heidelberg: Universitätsverlag Winter, →ISBN, page 638
  2. ^ Kloekhorst, Alwin (2008) “parā”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Hittite Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 5), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 630