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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/léwks

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

From *lewk- (bright; to shine) + *-s (root nominal suffix).

Noun

*léwks f

  1. light
Athematic
singular
nominative *léwks
genitive *léwks
singular dual plural
nominative *léwks *léwkh₁(e) *léwkes
vocative *léwk *léwkh₁(e) *léwkes
accusative *léwkm̥ *léwkh₁(e) *léwkm̥s
genitive *léwks *? *léwkoHom
ablative *léwks *? *léwkmos
dative *léwkey *? *léwkmos
locative *léwk, *léwki *? *léwksu
instrumental *léwkh₁ *? *léwkmis

Descendants

  • Proto-Celtic: *leuxs
  • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *rúkš
    • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *rúkṣ
    • Proto-Iranian: *rúxš
      • Ossetian: рухс (ruxs, light, red)
      • Persian: رخش (roxš, light)
  • Proto-Italic: *louks (see there for further descendants)
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