Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/h₁egʷʰ-

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

Root

*h₁egʷʰ-

1. to drink

   Synonym: *peh₃-

Derived terms

Terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₁egʷʰ- (12 c, 0 e)

• *h₁égʷʰ-ti ~ *h₁gʷʰ-énti (athematic root present) or *h₁ḗgʷʰ-ti ~ *h₁égʷʰ-n̥ti (athematic Narten root present)
  • Proto-Anatolian: *ʔégʷti
    • Hittite: 𒀀𒆪 (a-ku-), 𒂊𒆪 (e-ku-)
    • Luwian: 𒌋 (u-)
    • Lydian: 𐤨𐤬𐤱𐤰 (kofu, “water”)
    • Palaic: 𒀀𒄷 (a-ḫu /⁠aḫu-⁠/)
  • Proto-Hellenic: *nḗkʷʰōn (< *n̥-h₁égʷʰ-ō (literally “non-drinking”))
    • Ancient Greek: νήφων (nḗphōn, “sober”)
  • Proto-Tocharian: *yok- (“to drink”)
    • Tocharian A: yok-
    • Tocharian B: yok-
• *h₁ēgʷʰ-ryo-s
  • Proto-Italic: *ēɣʷrjos
    • Latin: ēbrius