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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/kʷeyt-

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

Alternative forms
  • *(s)kʷeyt-

Etymology

Per LIV, it is assumed that the root is a t-extension of *kʷey- (“to estimate”).

Root

*kʷeyt-[1]

  1. to notice

Derived terms
  • *(s)kʷéyt-t ~ *(s)kit-ént (root aorist)[2]
    • Proto-Balto-Slavic: *(s)keistéi
      • Latvian: šķist
      • Proto-Slavic: *čisti (see there for further descendants)
  • *kʷéyt-e-ti (thematic root present)
    • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *čáytati
      • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *ćáytati
        • Sanskrit: चेतति (cétati, “to perceive”)
  • *(s)kʷéyt-eh₂-yé-ti (iterative present)
    • Proto-Balto-Slavic: *(s)keitā́ˀtei
  • *kʷoyt-éye-ti (causative)
    • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *čaytáyati
      • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *ćaytáyati
        • Sanskrit: चेतयति (cetáyati, “to make one attentive; to observe; to get accustomed to”)
  • *kʷi-kʷóy-te (perfective)
    • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *čikáyta
      • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *ćikáyta
        • Sanskrit: चिकेत (cikéta, “knew”)
  • *kʷéyt-os ~ kʷéyt-es-
    • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *čáytas
  • *(s)kʷít-tis
    • Proto-Balto-Slavic: *(s)kístis
      • Proto-Slavic: *čьstь (see there for further descendants)
    • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *čítˢtiš (see there for further descendants)

References
  1. Rix, Helmut, editor (2001), “kʷeyt-”, in Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben [Lexicon of Indo-European Verbs] (in German), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, →ISBN, pages 382-383
  2. Kortlandt, Frederik (2014?) “The origins of the Slavic aorist”, in www.kortlandt.nl‎
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