Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/léykʷt

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

Athematic root aorist of *leykʷ- (“to leave”).

Verb

*léykʷt (perfective)

1. to leave

Inflection

Perfective, athematic
3rd singular	*léykʷt
3rd plural	*likʷént
Active voice	Indicative	Imperative	Subjunctive	Optative
1st singular	*léykʷm̥	—	*léykʷoh₂	*likʷyéh₁m̥
2nd singular	*léykʷs	*léykʷ, *likʷdʰí	*léykʷesi	*likʷyéh₁s
3rd singular	*léykʷt	*léykʷtu	*léykʷeti	*likʷyéh₁t
1st dual	*likwé	—	*léykʷowos	*likʷih₁wé
2nd dual	*likʷtóm	*likʷtóm	*léykʷetes	*likʷih₁tóm
3rd dual	*likʷtā́m	*likʷtā́m	*léykʷetes	*likʷih₁tā́m
1st plural	*likʷmé	—	*léykʷomos	*likʷih₁mé
2nd plural	*likʷté	*likʷté	*léykʷete	*likʷih₁té
3rd plural	*likʷént	*likʷéntu	*léykʷonti	*likʷih₁ént
Participle	*likʷónts
Middle voice	Indicative	Imperative	Subjunctive	Optative
1st singular	*likʷh₂é	—	*léykʷoh₂er	*likʷih₁h₂é
2nd singular	*likʷth₂é	*likʷsó	*léykʷeth₂er	*likʷih₁th₂é
3rd singular	*likʷtó, *likʷó	*?	*léykʷetor	*likʷih₁tó, *likʷih₁ó
1st dual	*likwédʰh₂	—	*léykʷowosdʰh₂	*likʷih₁wédʰh₂
2nd dual	*?	*?	*?	*?
3rd dual	*?	*?	*?	*?
1st plural	*likʷmédʰh₂	—	*léykʷomosdʰh₂	*likʷih₁médʰh₂
2nd plural	*likʷdʰh₂wé	*likʷdʰh₂wé	*léykʷedʰh₂we	*likʷih₁dʰh₂wé
3rd plural	*likʷn̥tó, *likʷró	*?	*léykʷontor	*likʷih₁ró
Participle	*likʷm̥h₁nós

Descendants

• Balto-Slavic:
  • Lithuanian: likti (“to stay”) (possibly)
  • Proto-Slavic: *lixъ (“remaining, odd number”) (see there for further descendants)
• Proto-Germanic: *līhwaną (“to lend”)
• Hellenic:
  • Ancient Greek: λείπω (leípō, “I leave”)
• Proto-Italic: *leikʷai
  • Latin: līquī