Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/ses-

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

Possibly from baby talk.[1]

Root

*ses-[2]

  1. to rest, to sleep
    Synonym: *swep-

Derived terms

Terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ses- (1 c, 0 e)
  • *sésti (athematic root present)
    • Proto-Anatolian: *sésti
      • Hittite: [script needed] (šešzi)
    • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *sásti
      • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *sásti
      • Proto-Iranian:
        • Old Avestan: 𐬵𐬀𐬵𐬨𐬍 (hahmī, 1sg.)
Unsorted formations
  • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *saswár[3]
    • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *saswár
      • Vedic Sanskrit: सस्वर् (sasvár, “in stillness, secretly”)
    • Proto-Iranian:
      • Younger Avestan: 𐬵𐬀𐬤𐬵𐬀𐬭𐬆 (haŋᵛharə, “in secret”)

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 748
  2. ^ Rix, Helmut, editor (2001), “*ses-”, in Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben [Lexicon of Indo-European Verbs] (in German), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, →ISBN, pages 536-537
  3. ^ Lubotsky, Alexander (2011) “sas”, in The Indo-Aryan Inherited Lexicon (in progress) (Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Project), Leiden University, page 448
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