Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/ḱenk-

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

*ḱenk-^[1]^[2]^[3]

(intransitive) to hang

Derived terms

Terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ḱenk- (4 c, 0 e)

*ḱónk-ei ~ *ḱn̥k-énti (root verb with o-grade ablaut)^[4]^[5]
- Hittite: 𒅗𒀀𒀭𒆠 (kānki ~ kankanzi)
- Proto-Germanic: *hanhaną (see there for further descendants)

*ḱénk-e-tor
- Proto-Indo-Iranian: *ćánkatay
  - Proto-Indo-Aryan: *śánkatay
    - Sanskrit: शङ्कते (śáṅkate)

*ḱonk-éye-ti (causative)
- Proto-Germanic: *hangijaną (see there for further descendants)
- Proto-Indo-Iranian: *ćankáyati
  - Proto-Indo-Aryan: *śánkáyati
    - Sanskrit: शङ्कयति (śaṅkáyati, “to render doubtful/uncertain; to cause anxiety”)

*ḱonk-eh₁-(ye)- (eh₁-stative)
- Proto-Germanic: *hangāną (see there for further descendants)

*ḱonk-éh₂
- Proto-Indo-Iranian: *ćankā́
  - Proto-Indo-Aryan: *śankā́
    - Sanskrit: शङ्का (śaṅkā)

Unsorted formations:
- Proto-Slavic: *sǫčьka (“stick, peg”)
- Proto-Italic: *konkitos
  - ⇒ Latin: cūnctor

References

^ Ringe, Donald (2006) From Proto-Indo-European to Proto-Germanic (A Linguistic History of English; 1)‎^[1], Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN
^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*hanhan-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎^[2], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 208
^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “cūnctor”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 153
^ Kloekhorst, Alwin (2008) Etymological Dictionary of the Hittite Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 5), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 437
^ Kümmel, Martin Joachim (2011–2024) Addenda und Corrigenda zu LIV²‎^[3]

[1] Ringe, Donald (2006) From Proto-Indo-European to Proto-Germanic (A Linguistic History of English; 1)‎^[1], Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN

[2] Guus Kroonen (2013) “*hanhan-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎^[2], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 208

[3] De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “cūnctor”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 153

[4] Kloekhorst, Alwin (2008) Etymological Dictionary of the Hittite Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 5), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 437

[5] Kümmel, Martin Joachim (2011–2024) Addenda und Corrigenda zu LIV²‎^[3]

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