Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/gʷey-

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

*gʷey- (perfective)^[1]^[2]^[3]

to win, to conquer
force

Derived terms

Terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *gʷey- (7 c, 0 e)

*gʷéy-e-ti (thematic root present)
- Proto-Indo-Iranian: *ǰáyati (see there for further descendants)
- ⇒ Proto-Indo-European: *gʷéy-o-nt-s (active participle)
  - Proto-Indo-Iranian: *ǰáyans (see there for further descendants)
*gʷéy-t ~ *gʷy-ént (athematic root aorist)
- Proto-Indo-Iranian:
  - Proto-Indo-Aryan:
    - Sanskrit: जेष् (jéṣ, 2sg.inj.), जितम् (jitám, 2du.ipv.)
*gʷe-gʷóy-e ~ *gʷe-gʷy-ḗr (stative)
- Proto-Indo-Iranian: *ǰigā́ya
  - Proto-Indo-Aryan: *ȷ́igā́ya
    - Sanskrit: जिगाय (jigā́ya)
*gʷey-ós
- Proto-Hellenic: *gʷiā
  - Ancient Greek: βῐ́ᾱ (bíā)
    Ionic Greek: βῐ́η (bíē)
- Proto-Indo-Iranian: *ǰáyas
  - Proto-Indo-Aryan: *ȷ́áyas
    - Sanskrit: जय (jayá, “conquering, winning”) (see there for further descendants)
*gʷi-tós
- Proto-Indo-Iranian: *ǰitás
  - Proto-Indo-Aryan: *ȷ́itás
    - Sanskrit: जित (jitá) (see there for further descendants)

References

^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) “gʷei̯ə-”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 2, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 469
^ Rix, Helmut, editor (2001), “*gʷei̯-¹”, in Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben [Lexicon of Indo-European Verbs] (in German), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, →ISBN, page 206
^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “βίᾱ”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), volume I, with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 213

[1] Pokorny, Julius (1959) “gʷei̯ə-”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 2, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 469

[2] Rix, Helmut, editor (2001), “*gʷei̯-¹”, in Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben [Lexicon of Indo-European Verbs] (in German), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, →ISBN, page 206

[3] Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “βίᾱ”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), volume I, with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 213

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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/gʷey-

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