Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/déḱs

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

Stüber suggests *deḱs- continues the *s stem noun *déḱos (“that which is proper”), from *deḱ- (“take, perceive”).^[1]^[2]

Adverb

*déḱs^[2]^[3]

right (side)
Antonym: *leh₂iwos

Derived terms

Terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *deḱs- (20 c, 0 e)

*déḱs-i-no-s
- Proto-Balto-Slavic: *déśinas (see there for further descendants)
- Proto-Indo-Iranian: *dáćšinas (see there for further descendants)
*déḱs(i)-tero-s
- Proto-Hellenic: *deksiterós
  - Ancient Greek: δεξιτερός (dexiterós)
- Proto-Hellenic: *déksteros
  - Ancient Greek: Δέκτερος (Dékteros)^[4]
- Proto-Italic: *deksteros (see there for further descendants)
*deḱs(i)-wó-s
- Proto-Celtic: *dexswos (see there for further descendants)
- Proto-Germanic: *tehswô (see there for further descendants)
- Proto-Hellenic: *deksiwós
  - Mycenaean Greek: 𐀆𐀑𐀯𐀺 (de-ki-si-wo /⁠deksiwós⁠/)
  - Ancient Greek: δεξιός (dexiós)
- Proto-Italic: *dekswos
  - Umbrian: desua, dersua, 𐌕𐌄𐌔𐌅𐌀𐌌 (tesvam)
*deḱs(i)-yo-s
- Proto-Albanian: *detsa (see there for further descendants)

References

^ Karin Stüber (2006) “Die indogermanischen Ausdrücke für ‘rechts’ und ‘links’”. International Journal of Diachronic Linguistics and Linguistic Reconstruction, 3, 61-72.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 De Vaan, Michiel (2008), “dexter”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 168
^ Kroonen, Guus (2013), Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎^[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN
^ Muscianisi, D. G. (2021, June). Zeus Δέκτερος ‘Benevolent, Welcoming’from Thera and Proto-Indo-European ‘Right’. In Proceedings of the 31st Annual UCLA Indo-European Conference (p. 229). Helmut Buske Verlag.

[1] Karin Stüber (2006) “Die indogermanischen Ausdrücke für ‘rechts’ und ‘links’”. International Journal of Diachronic Linguistics and Linguistic Reconstruction, 3, 61-72.

[DV_dexter-2] 2.0 ^2.1 De Vaan, Michiel (2008), “dexter”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 168

[3] Kroonen, Guus (2013), Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎^[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN

[4] Muscianisi, D. G. (2021, June). Zeus Δέκτερος ‘Benevolent, Welcoming’from Thera and Proto-Indo-European ‘Right’. In Proceedings of the 31st Annual UCLA Indo-European Conference (p. 229). Helmut Buske Verlag.

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