Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/kʷeyt-

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

Alternative forms

• *(s)kʷeyt-

Etymology

Per LIV, it is assumed that the root is a t-extension of *kʷey- (“to estimate”).

Root

*kʷeyt-

1. to notice

Derived terms

• *(s)kʷéyt-t ~ *(s)kit-ént (root aorist)
  • Proto-Balto-Slavic: *(s)keistéi
    • Latvian: šķist
    • Proto-Slavic: *čisti (see there for further descendants)
• *kʷéyt-e-ti (thematic root present)
  • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *čáytati
    • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *ćáytati
      • Sanskrit: चेतति (cétati, “to perceive”)
• *(s)kʷéyt-eh₂-yé-ti (iterative present)
  • Proto-Balto-Slavic: *(s)keitā́ˀtei
    • Lithuanian: skaityti
    • Latvian: skaitīt
    • Proto-Slavic: *čitati (see there for further descendants)
• *kʷoyt-éye-ti (causative)
  • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *čaytáyati
    • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *ćaytáyati
      • Sanskrit: चेतयति (cetáyati, “to make one attentive; to observe; to get accustomed to”)
• *kʷi-kʷóy-te (perfective)
  • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *čikáyta
    • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *ćikáyta
      • Sanskrit: चिकेत (cikéta, “knew”)
• *kʷéyt-os ~ kʷéyt-es-
  • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *čáytas
    • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *ćáytas
      • Sanskrit: चेतस् (cétas)
• *(s)kʷít-tis
  • Proto-Balto-Slavic: *(s)kístis
    • Proto-Slavic: *čьstь (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *čítˢtiš (see there for further descendants)