Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/gʷm̥sḱéti

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

Etymology

From *gʷem- (“to step”) +‎ *-sḱéti (durative or iterative verbal suffix).

Verb

*gʷm̥sḱéti (imperfective)

1. to be walking
2. to come, to be coming

Inflection

Imperfective, thematic, active only
3rd singular	*gʷm̥sḱéti
3rd plural	*gʷm̥sḱónti
Active voice	Present indicative	Past indicative	Imperative	Subjunctive	Optative
1st singular	*gʷm̥sḱóh₂	*gʷm̥sḱóm	—	*gʷm̥sḱṓh₂	*gʷm̥sḱóyh₁m̥
2nd singular	*gʷm̥sḱési	*gʷm̥sḱés	*gʷm̥sḱé	*gʷm̥sḱḗsi	*gʷm̥sḱóys
3rd singular	*gʷm̥sḱéti	*gʷm̥sḱét	*gʷm̥sḱétu	*gʷm̥sḱḗti	*gʷm̥sḱóyt
1st dual	*gʷm̥sḱówos	*gʷm̥sḱówe	—	*gʷm̥sḱṓwos	*gʷm̥sḱóywe
2nd dual	*gʷm̥sḱétes	*gʷm̥sḱétom	*gʷm̥sḱétom	*gʷm̥sḱḗtes	*gʷm̥sḱóytom
3rd dual	*gʷm̥sḱétes	*gʷm̥sḱétām	*gʷm̥sḱétām	*gʷm̥sḱḗtes	*gʷm̥sḱóytām
1st plural	*gʷm̥sḱómos	*gʷm̥sḱóme	—	*gʷm̥sḱṓmos	*gʷm̥sḱóyme
2nd plural	*gʷm̥sḱéte	*gʷm̥sḱéte	*gʷm̥sḱéte	*gʷm̥sḱḗte	*gʷm̥sḱóyte
3rd plural	*gʷm̥sḱónti	*gʷm̥sḱónt	*gʷm̥sḱóntu	*gʷm̥sḱṓnti	*gʷm̥sḱóyh₁n̥t
Participle	*gʷm̥sḱónts

Descendants

• Proto-Albanian: *en-gaska (+ *en-)
  • Albanian: ngah
• Proto-Hellenic: *gʷə́skō
  • Ancient Greek: βάσκω (báskō)
• Proto-Indo-Iranian: *gasćáti
  • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *gaśćáti
    • Sanskrit: गच्छति (gácchati) (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Iranian: *ǰasáti (with *ǰ- from athematic root aorist, see *gʷémt)
    • Avestan: 𐬘𐬀𐬯𐬀𐬌𐬙𐬌 (jasaⁱti)