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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/h₁epi

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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

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Etymology

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    Would be locative case of *h₁eps (from *h₁ep-), which could mean "back", with the "on" sense referring to pack animals or riding.

    Adverb

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    *h₁epi

    1. on, at, near

    Derived terms

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    • *h₁epi-ro-
      • Proto-Celtic: *eɸirom
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    Descendants

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    • Albanian:
      • Albanian: mbi (Tosk)
      • Albanian: mby, Albanian: my (Gheg)
    • Armenian:
      • Old Armenian: եւ (ew)
    • Proto-Germanic: *bi (see there for further descendants)
    • Proto-Hellenic: *epí
    • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *Hápi (see there for further descendants)

    Further reading

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    References

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    1. ^ John Chadwick, Lydia Baumbach (1963) “The Mycenaean Greek Vocabulary”, in Glotta : Zeitschrift für griechische und lateinische Sprache, volume 41, number 3/4, Göttingen, Germany: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht (GmbH & Co. KG), →JSTOR, →OCLC, page 227-8 of 157–271:ὀπι-
    2. ^ Buck, Carl (1904) A grammar of Oscan and Umbrian, Ginn & Co, page 208
    3. ^ John Chadwick, Lydia Baumbach (1963) “The Mycenaean Greek Vocabulary”, in Glotta : Zeitschrift für griechische und lateinische Sprache, volume 41, number 3/4, Göttingen, Germany: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht (GmbH & Co. KG), →JSTOR, →OCLC, page 192 of 157–271:ἐπί