Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/deyḱ-

This Proto-Indo-European entry contains reconstructed words 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

Root

*deyḱ- (imperfective)

1. to point out

Descendants

• Indo-Iranian:
  • Indo-Aryan:
    • Sanskrit: दिश् (diś)

Derived terms

► Terms derived from the PIE root *deyḱ-

• *déyḱ-ti ~ *diḱ-énti (athematic root present)
• *deyḱ-new- ~ *deyḱ-nu- (full-grade nu-present)
  • Hellenic:
    • Ancient Greek: δείκνυμι (deíknumi), thematicized δεικνύω (deiknúō)
      • Greek: δείχνω (deíchno)
• *dḗyḱ-s-t ~ *déyḱ-s-n̥t (s-aorist)
• *doyḱ-éye-ti (causative)
  • Germanic: *taikijaną?
• *diḱ-eh₂
  • Hellenic:
    • Ancient Greek: δίκη (díkē)
      • Greek: δικαίωμα (dikaíoma)
• *déyḱ-mn̥ ~ *diḱ-mén-s
  • Hellenic:
    • Ancient Greek: δεῖγμα (deîgma)
• *diḱ-tós
  • Italic:
    • Latin: dictus
• Unsorted formations:
  • Germanic: *taihwǭ, *taikną
  • Indo-Iranian:
    • Indo-Aryan:
      • Sanskrit: दिशति (diśáti)
  • Indo-Iranian:
    • Indo-Aryan:
      • Hindi: दिशा (diśā, “direction”), देश (deś, “country”)
  • Italic:
    • Latin: digitus