Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/keyt-

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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

*keyt-[1]

  1. to shine, glow
    Synonyms: *bʰeh₂-, *bʰleyǵ-, *ḱweyt-

Derived terms

  • *kéyt-e-ti (thematic root present)[1]
    • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *čáytati (merged with descendants of *kʷeyt- (to notice))
      • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *ćáytati
        • Sanskrit: चेतति (cétati, to shine, show oneself, stand out)
  • *kit-rós[2][3]
    • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *čitrás (shiny, visible) (see there for further descendants)
  • *kóyt-s ~ *kéyt-s (brightness) (or *kóyt-r̥ ~ *kéyt-n̥s[2])
    • *koyt-ró-s[2][3]
      • Proto-Germanic: *haidraz (clear, bright) (or secondary to *haiduz[4]) (see there for further descendants)
    • *koyt-ú-s[5][6]
      • Proto-Germanic: *haiduz (way, appearance) (see there for further descendants)
      • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *kaytúš
        • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *kaytúṣ
          • Sanskrit: केतु m (ketú, bright appearance, clearness, brightness)
      • *kitw-ó-[7]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Rix, Helmut, editor (2001), “?*kei̯t-”, in Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben [Lexicon of Indo-European Verbs] (in German), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, →ISBN, page 347
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Mallory, J. P., Adams, D. Q., editors (1997), Encyclopedia of Indo-European culture, London, Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, page 83:*(s)koitrós ~ *kitrós ‘bright, clear’
  3. 3.0 3.1 Guus Kroonen (2013) “*haidra-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 200:*koit-ró-; *kit-ró-
  4. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*xaiđraz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 151
  5. ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992–2001) “CET²”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎ (in German), Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 548-549:*koi̯t-ú- [oder *koi̯-tú-]
  6. ^ Lubotsky, Alexander (2011) “cet”, in The Indo-Aryan Inherited Lexicon (in progress) (Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Project), Leiden University, page 120:IE *k⁽ʷ⁾oit-ú- or *k⁽ʷ⁾oi-tú-)
  7. ^ Michael Janda, Die Musik nach dem Chaos. Der Schöpfungsmythos der europäischen Vorzeit, Innsbruck 2010, pp. 159 f.