Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/dáḱru

This Proto-Indo-European entry contains reconstructed words 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 earlier *dh₂éḱru, from the compound *dr̥ḱ-h₂eḱru (“eye bitter”).

Noun

*dáḱru n [1]

tear (in the eyes)

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Synonyms

*h₂eḱru

Descendants

Anatolian:
- Hittite: 𒅖𒄩𒄴𒊒 (išḫaḫru)
Armenian:
- Old Armenian: արտաւսր (artawsr, “tear”) < *draḱru-
- Old Armenian: արտասուք (artasukʿ, “tears”) < *draḱu-
Celtic: *dakrom
- Brythonic: [Term?]
  - Cornish: dagr
  - Welsh: deigr
- Old Irish: dér
  - Irish: deoir
  - Scottish Gaelic: deur
Germanic: *tahrą (see there for further descendants)
Hellenic:
- Ancient Greek: δάκρυ (dákru), δάκρυον (dákruon)
  - Greek: δάκρυ (dákry)
Italic:
- Old Latin: dacruma, dacrima
  - Latin: lacruma, lacrima

References

Ringe, Don (2006) From Proto-Indo-European to Proto-Germanic, Oxford University Press

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[1] Ringe, Don (2006) From Proto-Indo-European to Proto-Germanic, Oxford University Press