Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/(s)tewk-

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

Etymology

Extended from *(s)tew- (“to push, hit”).

Root

*(s)tewk-

1. to push, press

   Synonyms: *bʰedʰ-, *dʰen-, *gen-, *gremH-, *pres-, *trenkʷ-

2. to strike, beat

   Synonyms: *bʰew-, *dʰen-, *kelh₂-, *kewh₂-, *kret-, *meldʰ-, *pleh₂k-, *(s)kep-

3. to stick into, pierce, perforate

   Synonyms: *bʰedʰ-, *dʰeygʷ-, *ḱelh₂-, *(s)teyg-

Derived terms

Terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *(s)tewk-‎ (1 c, 0 e)

• *tuk-id-yé-ti
  • Proto-Hellenic: *tukíďďō
    • Ancient Greek: τυκίζω (tukízō, “to clench; to work stone, polish (stone)”)
• *túk-os
  • Proto-Hellenic: *túkos
    • Ancient Greek: τύκος (túkos, “pick, poleaxe, hammer”)
• *tuk-slo-
  • Proto-Celtic: *tullos (“pierced, perforated”) (see there for further descendants)

Unsorted formations:

• Proto-Balto-Slavic:
  • Latvian: taucêt (“to pound, beat”)
• Proto-Balto-Slavic:
  • Latvian: tūkât (“to press, knead”)
  • Proto-Slavic: *tъkàti (“to prick, pierce”) (see there for further descendants)
• Proto-Balto-Slavic:
  • Latvian: tukstēt (“to beat”)

See also

• *tewk- (“to seed”), perhaps related if originally *“to press into the ground”