Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/selǵ-

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

    *selǵ-

    1. to let go, send[1]

    Derived terms

    Terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *selǵ- (12 c, 0 e)
    • *sélǵ-t ~ *sl̥ǵ-ént (athematic root aorist)[1]
      • >? Proto-Anatolian:
        • Hittite: 𒊭𒀠𒀝𒍣 (ša-al-ak-zi /⁠šalkzi⁠/, knead, mix) (changed to present verb)
      • Proto-Indo-Iranian:
        • Vedic Sanskrit: असृष्ट (asṛṣṭa, 3sg.aor.mid.)
    • *sélǵ-e-ti (thematic present)
      • Proto-Germanic: *selkaną (to fall in drops; dribble; droop) (see there for further descendants)
    • *sl̥ǵ-é-ti (zero-grade thematic present)[1]
      • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *sr̥ȷ́áti (to let go) (see there for further descendants)
    • *sélǵ-eh₂[2]
      • Proto-Celtic: *selgā (see there for further descendants)

    Descendants

    • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *sarȷ́-
      • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *sarȷ́-
      • Proto-Iranian: *harj-[3]
        • Avestan: 𐬵𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬰 (hərəz), 𐬵𐬀𐬭𐬆𐬰 (harəz)

    References

    1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Rix, Helmut, editor (2001), Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben [Lexicon of Indo-European Verbs] (in German), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, →ISBN, pages 528-529
    2. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “selgā”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 329
    3. ^ Cheung, Johnny (2007) “*harz-”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Iranian Verb (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 2), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN