Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/léwks

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

From *lewk- (“bright; to shine”) +‎ *-s (root nominal suffix).

Noun

*léwks f

1. something bright, white
2. light

Inflection

Athematic, amphikinetic
	singular
nominative	*léwks
genitive	*lukés
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*léwks	*léwkh₁(e)	*léwkes
vocative	*léwk	*léwkh₁(e)	*léwkes
accusative	*léwkm̥	*léwkh₁(e)	*léwkm̥s
genitive	*lukés	*?	*lukóHom
ablative	*lukés	*?	*lukmós, *lukbʰós
dative	*lukéy	*?	*lukmós, *lukbʰós
locative	*léwk, *léwki	*?	*luksú
instrumental	*lukéh₁	*?	*lukmís, *lukbʰís

Descendants

• Proto-Celtic: *leuxs
  • Gaulish: leux
• Proto-Indo-Iranian: *ráwkš ~ *rukáš
  • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *rúkṣ
    • Sanskrit: रुच् (rúc, noun)
  • Proto-Iranian: *ráwxš (“light”)
    • Proto-Scythian: *rōxš
      • Proto-Sarmatian: *rōxš
        • Alanic: *roxš
          • Ossetian: (“light, red”)

            Digor Ossetian: рохс (roxs)

            Iron Ossetian: рухс (ruxs)

    • Old Persian: *rauxš
      • Middle Persian: *rōxš
        • Persian: رخش (roxš, “light”)
  • Proto-Iranian: *rúxš (“barley”) (see there for further descendants)
• Proto-Italic: *louks (see there for further descendants)