Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/pr̥sḱéti

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 *preḱ- (“to ask”) +‎ *-sḱéti (iterative verbal suffix), with simplification of the consonant cluster.

Verb

*pr̥sḱéti (imperfective)^[1]

to keep asking, to question

Inflection

Imperfective, thematic
3rd singular	*pr̥sḱéti
3rd plural	*pr̥sḱónti
Active voice	Present indicative	Past indicative	Imperative	Subjunctive	Optative
1st singular	*pr̥sḱóh₂	*pr̥sḱóm	—	*pr̥sḱṓh₂	*pr̥sḱóyh₁m̥
2nd singular	*pr̥sḱési	*pr̥sḱés	*pr̥sḱé	*pr̥sḱḗsi	*pr̥sḱóys
3rd singular	*pr̥sḱéti	*pr̥sḱét	*pr̥sḱétu	*pr̥sḱḗti	*pr̥sḱóyt
1st dual	*pr̥sḱówos	*pr̥sḱówe	—	*pr̥sḱṓwos	*pr̥sḱóywe
2nd dual	*pr̥sḱétes	*pr̥sḱétom	*pr̥sḱétom	*pr̥sḱḗtes	*pr̥sḱóytom
3rd dual	*pr̥sḱétes	*pr̥sḱétām	*pr̥sḱétām	*pr̥sḱḗtes	*pr̥sḱóytām
1st plural	*pr̥sḱómos	*pr̥sḱóme	—	*pr̥sḱṓmos	*pr̥sḱóyme
2nd plural	*pr̥sḱéte	*pr̥sḱéte	*pr̥sḱéte	*pr̥sḱḗte	*pr̥sḱóyte
3rd plural	*pr̥sḱónti	*pr̥sḱónt	*pr̥sḱóntu	*pr̥sḱṓnti	*pr̥sḱóyh₁n̥t

Participle	*pr̥sḱónts
Middle voice	Present indicative	Past indicative	Imperative	Subjunctive	Optative
1st singular	*pr̥sḱóh₂er	*pr̥sḱóh₂e	—	*pr̥sḱṓh₂er	*pr̥sḱóyh₂e
2nd singular	*pr̥sḱéth₂er	*pr̥sḱéth₂e	*pr̥sḱéso	*pr̥sḱḗth₂er	*pr̥sḱóyth₂e
3rd singular	*pr̥sḱétor	*pr̥sḱéto	*?	*pr̥sḱḗtor	pr̥sḱóyto, pr̥sḱóyh₁o
1st dual	*pr̥sḱówosdʰh₂	*pr̥sḱówedʰh₂	—	*pr̥sḱṓwosdʰh₂	*pr̥sḱóywedʰh₂
2nd dual	*?	*?	*?	*?	*?
3rd dual	*?	*?	*?	*?	*?
1st plural	*pr̥sḱómosdʰh₂	*pr̥sḱómedʰh₂	—	*pr̥sḱṓmosdʰh₂	*pr̥sḱóymedʰh₂
2nd plural	*pr̥sḱédʰh₂we	*pr̥sḱédʰh₂we	*pr̥sḱédʰh₂we	*pr̥sḱḗdʰh₂we	*pr̥sḱóydʰh₂we
3rd plural	*pr̥sḱóntor	*pr̥sḱónto	*?	*pr̥sḱṓntor	*pr̥sḱóyro

Participle	*pr̥sḱómnos

Derived terms

*pr̥sḱ-eh₂
- Armenian:
  - Old Armenian: հարց (harcʻ)
- Proto-Germanic: *furskō
  - Proto-West Germanic: *forsku (see there for further descendants)
    - ⇒ Proto-West Germanic: *forskōn (see there for further descendants)
- Proto-Indo-Iranian: *pr̥šćaH
  - Proto-Indo-Aryan: *pr̥ćśaH
    - Sanskrit: पृच्छा (pṛcchā)
      - → Malayalam: പൃച്ഛ (pr̥ccha)
      - Pali: pucchā
      - → Telugu: పృచ్ఛ (pr̥ccha)

Descendants

Armenian:
- Old Armenian: հարցանեմ (harcʻanem)
  - Armenian: հարցնել (harcʻnel)
Proto-Celtic: *ɸarsketi (see there for further descendants)
Proto-Indo-Iranian: *pr̥šćáti (see there for further descendants)
Proto-Italic: *porskō (see there for further descendants)

References

^ Ringe, Donald (2006) From Proto-Indo-European to Proto-Germanic (A Linguistic History of English; 1)‎^[1], Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN

[Ringe_2006-1] Ringe, Donald (2006) From Proto-Indo-European to Proto-Germanic (A Linguistic History of English; 1)‎^[1], Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN

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