Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/nei

This Proto-Italic 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-Italic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *né extended by a particle *ī or *i.[1] Compare Proto-Balto-Slavic *nei, Gothic 𐌽𐌴𐌹 (nei).

Conjunction

*nei[2]

  1. not
  2. if not, unless, except

Alternative reconstructions

  • *nē
  • *neīkʷid
    • Oscan: 𐌍𐌄𐌉𐌐 (neip), neip
    • Umbrian: 𐌍𐌄𐌉𐌐 (neip), neip

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Untermann, Jürgen (2000) Wörterbuch des Oskisch-Umbrischen [Dictionary of Oscan-Umbrian] (Handbuch der italischen Dialekte; 3), Heidelberg: Winter, →ISBN, pages 488-489
  2. ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “nī”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 408
  3. ^ 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 537
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