Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/tḗtḱti

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

Athematic Narten root present of *tetḱ- (“to create”).

Verb

*tḗtḱti (imperfective)

to be creating

Inflection

Imperfective, athematic, active only
3rd singular	*tḗtḱti
3rd plural	*tétḱn̥ti
Active voice	Present indicative	Past indicative	Imperative	Subjunctive	Optative
1st singular	*tḗtḱmi	*tḗtḱm̥	—	*tḗtḱoh₂	*tétḱyeh₁m̥
2nd singular	*tḗtḱsi	*tḗtḱs	tḗtḱ, tétḱdʰi	*tḗtḱesi	*tétḱyeh₁s
3rd singular	*tḗtḱti	*tḗtḱt	*tḗtḱtu	*tḗtḱeti	*tétḱyeh₁t
1st dual	*tétḱwos	*tétḱwe	—	*tḗtḱowos	*tétḱih₁we
2nd dual	*tétḱtes	*tétḱtom	*tétḱtom	*tḗtḱetes	*tétḱih₁tom
3rd dual	*tétḱtes	*tétḱtām	*tétḱtām	*tḗtḱetes	*tétḱih₁tām
1st plural	*tétḱmos	*tétḱme	—	*tḗtḱomos	*tétḱih₁me
2nd plural	*tétḱte	*tétḱte	*tétḱte	*tḗtḱete	*tétḱih₁te
3rd plural	*tétḱn̥ti	*tétḱn̥t	*tétḱn̥tu	*tḗtḱonti	*tétḱih₁n̥t

Participle	*tétḱn̥ts

Descendants

Proto-Balto-Slavic: *téśtei
- Latvian: test
- Proto-Slavic: *tesàti (see there for further descendants)
Proto-Indo-Iranian: *tā́ćšti, *táćšati
- Proto-Indo-Aryan: *tā́ṭṣṭi, *táṭṣati
  - Sanskrit: ताष्टि (tā́ṣṭi), तक्षति (tákṣati, 3pl.)
- Proto-Iranian: *tā́šti, *tášati
  - Avestan: 𐬀𐬎𐬎𐬌 𐬙𐬁𐬱𐬙𐬌 (auui tāšti), 𐬙𐬁𐬱𐬙 (tāšt)
  - Old Persian: 𐏃𐎫𐎧𐏁𐎫𐎡𐎹 (h-t-x-š-t-i-y /⁠haᵐtaxšataiy⁠/)
- Proto-Nuristani: *táscati
  - Northern Nuristani:
    - Kamkata-viri:
      Kamviri: taćë́-
      
      Kativiri: sëćé-
  - Southern Nuristani:
    - Ashkun: tō̃́ćie-
Proto-Italic: *teksō (perhaps) (or from *teḱ-s-e-ti)
- Latin: texō (see there for further descendants)
Proto-Tocharian:
- Tocharian B: tāks-

References

Rix, Helmut, editor (2001), “*tetk̑-”, in Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben [Lexicon of Indo-European Verbs] (in German), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, →ISBN, pages 638-639
Derksen, Rick (2008) “*tesàti”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 491
De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “texō, -ere”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 619
Cheung, Johnny (2007) “*taš”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Iranian Verb (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 2), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 384-385