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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/kl̥H-

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

*kl̥H-[1][2]

  1. bald, naked

Reconstruction notes

The root is only attested in zero-grade derivatives, so it is unclear whether the root should be *kelH- or *kleH-.

Derived terms
Terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *kl̥H-‎ (1 c, 0 e)
  • *kl̥H-wó-s
    • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *kl̥Hwás
      • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *kl̥Hwás
      • Proto-Iranian: *kr̥Hwáh
        • Avestan: 𐬐𐬀𐬎𐬭𐬎𐬎𐬀 (kauruua)
        • Persian: کل (kal, “bald”)
          • → Turkish: kel
    • Proto-Italic: *kalowos
      • Latin: calvus (“bald, hairless”) (see there for further descendants)
  • *kl̥H-wéh₂
    • Proto-Italic: *kalowā
      • Latin: calva (“skull”) (see there for further descendants)

References
  1. Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*kalwaz”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 287
  2. De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “calvus”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 85
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