Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/péḱu

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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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From the *u-stem of *peḱ- (livestock).

Noun[edit]

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*péḱu n[1]

  1. livestock

Declension[edit]

Athematic, proterokinetic
singular
nominative *péḱu
genitive *pḱéws
singular dual plural
nominative *péḱu *péḱwih₁ *péḱuh₂
vocative *péḱu *péḱwih₁ *péḱuh₂
accusative *péḱu *péḱwih₁ *péḱuh₂
genitive *pḱéws *? *pḱéwoHom
ablative *pḱéws *? *pḱúmos
dative *pḱéwey *? *pḱúmos
locative *pḱéw, *pḱéwi *? *pḱúsu
instrumental *pḱúh₁ *? *pḱúmis

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Armenian:
    • Old Armenian: ասր (asr, wool, fleece), ասու (asu, genitive)
  • Proto-Balto-Slavic: *péku (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Germanic: *fehu (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *páću (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Italic: *peku (see there for further descendants)

Derived terms[edit]

  • *Pḱuklōps (cattle thief) (<*péḱu + *klṓps)

References[edit]

  1. ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) “²peḱ-”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 797