Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/ek

This Proto-Italic 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.

Breaking it down element by element:

• The initial *e- has been compared to that of Ancient Greek ἐκεῖνος (ekeînos, “that”).
• The *-k- is from the deictic particle *ke.

*ek

1. this

   Synonym: *ho

• This pronoun was originally uninflected.
• Sabellic innovated by fitting pronominal endings to form masculine *eko, feminine *ekā, and neuter *ekid. The accusative forms are identical to the nominative ones, and this pronoun could not be used outside of those two cases (*ekeso must be used instead).
• Deictic particle *ke is also commonly found suffixed to this.

• *ekeso

• Latin: ec-, ⇒ ecce
• Sabellic:
  • Marrucinian: ecan (acc. sg. f.)
  • Oscan: 𐌄𐌊 (ek, nom. sg. m.), 𐌄𐌊𐌞𐌊 (ekúk, nom. sg. m.), 𐌄𐌊𐌝𐌊 (ekík, nom./acc. sg. n.), 𐌄𐌊𐌀𐌔𐌔 (ekass, acc. pl. f.), 𐌄𐌊𐌀 (eka, acc. pl. f.)
  • Paelignian: ecuc (nom. sg. m.), ecic (nom. sg. n.)