Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/ćaknáwti

This Proto-Indo-Iranian 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-Iranian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *ḱₔk-néw-ti ~ *ḱₔk-nw-énti, from *ḱek- (“to be able to”) +‎ *-néwti.^[1]^[2]

Verb

*ćaknáwti

to be able to

Descendants

Proto-Indo-Aryan: *śaknáwti
- Sanskrit: श॒क्नोति॑ (śaknóti, “to be able to; be strong or powerful”)
  - Pali: sakkoti
  - Prakrit: 𑀲𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀇 (sakkaï), 𑀲𑀓𑁆𑀓𑁂𑀇 (sakkei), 𑀲𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀡𑁄𑀤𑀺 (sakkaṇodi), 𑀲𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀼𑀡𑁄𑀤𑀺 (sakkuṇodi) — Śaurasenī
    - Apabhramsa: सक्कइ (sakkaï) (see there for further descendants)

References

^ Rix, Helmut, editor (2001), “*k̂ek⁽ᵘ̯⁾-”, in Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben [Lexicon of Indo-European Verbs] (in German), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, →ISBN, page 322
^ Cheung, Johnny (2007) “*sač¹”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Iranian Verb (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 2), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 323

[1] Rix, Helmut, editor (2001), “*k̂ek⁽ᵘ̯⁾-”, in Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben [Lexicon of Indo-European Verbs] (in German), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, →ISBN, page 322

[2] Cheung, Johnny (2007) “*sač¹”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Iranian Verb (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 2), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 323

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