Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/ek

This Proto-Italic 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-Italic

Etymology

Breaking it down element by element:

• The initial *e- has been compared to that of Ancient Greek ἐκεῖνος (ekeînos, “that”).
• The *-k- is from the deictic particle *ke.

Pronoun

*ek

1. this

   Synonym: *ho

Usage notes

• This pronoun was originally uninflected.
• Sabellic innovated by fitting pronominal endings to form masculine *eko, feminine *ekā, and neuter *ekid. The accusative forms are identical to the nominative ones, and this pronoun could not be used outside of those two cases (*ekeso must be used instead).
• Deictic particle *ke is also commonly found suffixed to this.

Derived terms

• *ekeso

Descendants

• Latin: ec-, ⇒ ecce
• Sabellic:
  • Marrucinian: ecan (acc. sg. f.)
  • Oscan: 𐌄𐌊 (ek, nom. sg. m.), 𐌄𐌊𐌞𐌊 (ekúk, nom. sg. m.), 𐌄𐌊𐌝𐌊 (ekík, nom./acc. sg. n.), 𐌄𐌊𐌀𐌔𐌔 (ekass, acc. pl. f.), 𐌄𐌊𐌀 (eka, acc. pl. f.)
  • Paelignian: ecuc (nom. sg. m.), ecic (nom. sg. n.)