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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/tekʷ-

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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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Alternative reconstructions

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Reconstruction

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The reconstruction of the root-final stop faces some contention with most older sources preferring the labiovelar *kʷ,[1][2] while other sources question[3][4] or outright reject the labiovelar[5][6] in favor of the plain velar *k.

The evidence in favor of the labiovelar consists primarily of the Hittite 𒉿𒀜𒆪𒍖𒍣 (wa-at-ku-uz-zi /⁠watkuzi⁠/, “to jump (out of), to flee”), which must come from an athematic stem ending in *kʷ and which may come from a univerbation of *wé-tkʷ-ti. Kloekhorst mentions, however, that this could also be a root *wetkʷ- comparable to stems such as *h₂edʰǵʰ- or *tetḱ-.[7]

Also, there is the proposal that Proto-Germanic *þewaz (“servant”) came from earlier *þehwaz from *tekʷós. While Kroonen prefers the Germanic-only root *tew-,[4] the EIEC ascribe this and other such forms as *-w- extensions of the root.[5] If the Sanskrit तकु (táku, “running along”) represents a *-u- stem adjective *tékʷ-u-s ~ *tkʷ-éw-s, this could explain the appearance of this extension.

In favor of the plain velar is the Tocharian B cake (“river”) from Proto-Tocharian *cäke, which Adams derived from *ték-es- or *ték-ont- meaning “that which flows.”[6]

Ambiguously, the general absence of Proto-Brythonic *-b- in the descendants of Proto-Celtic *tek(ʷ)eti (Middle Breton techet, Cornish têgh, Middle Welsh techu) points to the velar being plain. Matasović, however, gives the explanation that the Brythonic *-x- was derived from the Celtic *-s- subjunctive: *tekʷs- > Brythonic *tex-, and that the labiovelar does surface in the form Old Welsh ny-debit (imperfect impersonal relative) found in Aneirin.[8]

Root

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*tekʷ- (imperfective)[1][2][9][7]

  1. to run, to flow

Derived terms

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Terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *tekʷ- (11 c, 0 e)

References

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Pokorny, Julius (1959) “teku̯-”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, pages 1059-1060
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Rix, Helmut, editor (2001), “*teku̯-”, in Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben [Lexicon of Indo-European Verbs] (in German), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, →ISBN, pages 620-621
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Demiraj, B. (1997) “ndjek”, in Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz [Albanian Etymologies: […]] (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 7)‎[1] (in German), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 288
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Guus Kroonen (2013) “*þewa-, *þewēn-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[2], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 541
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Mallory, J. P., Adams, D. Q., editors (1997), “*tek-”, in Encyclopedia of Indo-European Culture, London, Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, page 491
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Adams, Douglas Q. (2013) “cake”, in A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, page 267
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Kloekhorst, Alwin (2008) “u̯atku-ᶻⁱ”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Hittite Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 5), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 989-990
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*tekʷ-o-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 377
  9. ^ Cheung, Johnny (2007) “*tač¹”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Iranian Verb (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 2), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 272-274
  10. ^ Derksen, Rick (2015) “tekė́ti”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 462
  11. ^ Derksen, Rick (2008) “*tekti”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 489
  12. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “ndjek”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 286
  13. ^ Derksen, Rick (2015) “teks”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 553
  14. ^ Derksen, Rick (2008) “*tekъ”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 490
  15. ^ Derksen, Rick (2015) “takas”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 457
  16. ^ Derksen, Rick (2008) “*tȏkъ”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 494-495
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