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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/pérḱus

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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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    Noun

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    *pérḱus f[1]

    1. chest
    2. rib

    Declension

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    Athematic, proterokinetic
    singular
    nominative *pérḱus
    genitive *pr̥ḱéws
    singular dual plural
    nominative *pérḱus *pérḱuh₁(e) *pérḱewes
    vocative *pérḱu *pérḱuh₁(e) *pérḱewes
    accusative *pérḱum *pérḱuh₁(e) *pérḱums
    genitive *pr̥ḱéws *? *pr̥ḱéwoHom
    ablative *pr̥ḱéws *? *pr̥ḱúmos, *pr̥ḱúbʰos
    dative *pr̥ḱéwey *? *pr̥ḱúmos, *pr̥ḱúbʰos
    locative *pr̥ḱéw, *pr̥ḱéwi *? *pr̥ḱúsu
    instrumental *pr̥ḱúh₁ *? *pr̥ḱúmis, *pr̥ḱúbʰis

    Descendants

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    • (possibly) Proto-Albanian:
    • Proto-Balto-Slavic: *pírˀśis[2][3] (with unexpected laryngeal) (see there for further descendants)
    • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *párćuš (see there for further descendants)

    References

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    1. ^ Mallory, J. P., Adams, D. Q., editors (1997), “*pérk̂us”, in Encyclopedia of Indo-European Culture, London, Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, page 81
    2. ^ Derksen, Rick (2008) “*pь̀rsь”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 429
    3. ^ Derksen, Rick (2015) “piršys”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 358