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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/kʷeyt-

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

Alternative reconstructions
  • *(s)kʷeyt-

Etymology

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

Root

*kʷeyt- [1]

  1. to notice
  2. to read

Derived terms
  • *(s)kʷéyt-ti (athematic present)
    • Balto-Slavic:
  • *(s)kʷéyt-eh₂-yé-ti (iterative present)
    • Balto-Slavic:
      • Slavic: *čitati (“to read”) (e-grade)
      • Lithuanian: skaityti (“to read”) (o-grade)
      • Latvian: skaitīt (“to count”) (o-grade)
  • *kʷóyt-e-ti (aorist)
    • Indo-Iranian: *čáytati
      • Indo-Aryan: *ćáytati
        • Sanskrit: चेतति (cétati, “to perceive”)
  • *kʷoyt-éye-ti (causative)
    • Indo-Iranian: *čaytáyati
      • Indo-Aryan: *ćaytáyati
        • Sanskrit: चेतयति (cetáyati, “to get accustomed to”)
  • *kʷi-kʷóy-te (perfective)
    • Indo-Iranian: *čikáyta
      • Indo-Aryan: *ćikáyta
        • Sanskrit: चिकेत​ (cikéta, “knew”)
  • *kʷéyt-os ~ kʷéyt-es-
    • Indo-Iranian: *čáytas
  • *(s)kʷit-tis
    • Balto-Slavic: *(s)kistis
    • Indo-Iranian: *čítˢtiš
      • Indo-Aryan: *ćítˢtiṣ
        • Sanskrit: चित्ति (cítti, “thought”)
  • *kʷoyt-(e)-neh₂
    • Indo-Iranian: *čaytanaH
      • Indo-Aryan: *ćaytanaH

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
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