Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/h₂elgʷʰ-
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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
*h₂elgʷʰ-
- to cost, have value, be worth
Derived terms
- *h₂élgʷʰ-e-ti (root thematic)
- Proto-Indo-Iranian: *Hárǰʰati (see there for further descendants)
- *h₂elgʷʰ-ós
- ⇒ Ancient Greek: ἀλφή (alphḗ)
- Proto-Indo-European: , *h₂elgʷʰ-éh₂
- Proto-Balto-Slavic: *algā́ˀ (see there for further descendants)
- Proto-Indo-Iranian:
- Sanskrit: अर्ह् (arh) (see there for further descendants)
References
- Pokorny, Julius (1959) “32”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 1, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 32
- Mallory, J. P. with Adams, D. Q. (2006) The Oxford Introduction to Proto-Indo-European and the Proto-Indo-European World (Oxford Linguistics), New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 274