Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/seǵʰ-

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

    Root

    *seǵʰ-[1][2][3][4][5]

    1. to overpower
    2. to take hold of

    Derived terms

    Terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *seǵʰ- (52 c, 0 e)
    • *séǵʰ-e-ti (thematic root present)[1][6][5]
      • Proto-Hellenic: *hékʰō (to possess, retain, have) (see there for further descendants)
      • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *sáȷ́ʰatay
        • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *sáźʰatay
          • Sanskrit: सहते (sáhate, to overpower, conquer, 3sg.med.) (see there for further descendants)
    • *séǵʰ-se-ti ((h₁)se-desiderative)[5]
      • Proto-Hellenic: *héksō[5]
    • *sḗǵʰ-s-t ~ *séǵʰ-s-n̥t (s-aorist)[1]
      • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *Hásāȷ́žʰat
        • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *Hásāḍẓʰat
          • Sanskrit: असाक्षि (ásākṣi, 1sg.med.), सक्षत् (sákṣat, to overpower, 3sg.subj.act.)
    • *se-sóǵʰ-e ~ *se-sǵʰ-ḗr (reduplicated stative)[1]
      • >? Proto-Tocharian: *sākā (remain (behind); to restrain)[7]
        • Tocharian A: sākam
        • Tocharian B: sākāu
      • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *sasā́ȷ́ʰa
        • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *sasā́źʰa
          • Sanskrit: ससाह (sasā́ha), ससाहे (sasā́he, to defeat, be victorious, 3sg.med.)
    • *sǵʰ-e-ti (thematic root aorist)[5]
      • Proto-Hellenic: *ḗskʰe
    • *si-séǵʰ-ti ~ *si-sǵʰ-énti (i-reduplicated present)[1][2][5]
      • Proto-Hellenic: *hískʰō[5][7]
        • Ancient Greek: ἴσχω (ískhō, bring to a halt, hold on)
          • Ancient Greek: ἰσχύς (iskhús) (see there for further descendants)
    • *sí-sǵʰ-se-ti (i-reduplicated (h₁)se-desiderative)[1][5]
      • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *sízȷ́žatay
    • *soǵʰ-éye-ti (eye-causative)[1]
      • Proto-Hellenic: *hókʰeyō
        • Ancient Greek: ὀχέω (okhéō, to have, hold)
      • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *sāȷ́ʰáyati
        • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *sāźʰáyati
          • Sanskrit: साहयति (sāháyati)
    • *seǵʰ-tó-s
      • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *saždʰás
    • *sǵʰ-ró-s
      • Proto-Celtic: *sagros (see there for further descendants)
    • *séǵʰ-tōr ~ *sǵʰ-tr-és
      • Proto-Hellenic: *héktōr
        • Ancient Greek: ἕκτωρ (héktōr, holding fast)
        • Proto-Hellenic: *Héktōr (personal name) (see there for further descendants)
      • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *sáždʰā
    • *sǵʰ-wént-s ~ *sǵʰ-unt-és
      • >? Proto-Germanic: *swinþaz, *sundaz (see there for further descendants)
      • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *saȷ́ʰwāns (secondary?)
        • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *saźʰwāns
          • Sanskrit: सह्वत् (sahvat, nom.sg.), सह्वन् (sáhvan, powerful , mighty, voc.sg.)
    • *sóǵʰ-o-s
      • >? Proto-Hellenic: *hókʰos

    References

    1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Rix, Helmut, editor (2001), “*seg̑ʰ-”, in Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben [Lexicon of Indo-European Verbs] (in German), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, →ISBN, pages 515-516
    2. 2.0 2.1 Mallory, J. P., Adams, D. Q., editors (1997), Encyclopedia of Indo-European Culture, London, Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, page 123:*seĝh-
    3. ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 888
    4. ^ Wodtko, Dagmar S., Irslinger, Britta, Schneider, Carolin (2008) “seǵʰ-”, in Nomina im indogermanischen Lexikon [Nouns in the Indo-European Lexicon] (in German), Heidelberg: Universitätsverlag Winter, pages 600-2
    5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 Sihler, Andrew L. (1995) New Comparative Grammar of Greek and Latin, Oxford, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, pages 143; 169-170; 515:*seǵʰ-;*seǵʰoH₂ > *hekʰō;*seǵʰ-s- > *seks- > "heksō;*si-ǵʰ-s-;*e-sǵʰ- > ἔσχον;*hiskʰō < *si-sǵʰ-
    6. ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) “SAH”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[1] (in German), volume II, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 717-718
    7. 7.0 7.1 Adams, Douglas Q. (1999) “sāk-”, in A dictionary of Tocharian B (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, →ISBN, pages 743-744