Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/sel-

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

*sel-

1. jump, spring

Derived terms

Terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *sel-‎ (14 c, 0 e)

• *sél-e-ti
  • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *sárati
    • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *sárati
      • Sanskrit: सरति (sárati, “to run, to flow”) (see there for further descendants)
    • Proto-Iranian:
      • → Ancient Greek: Σαρματίᾱ (Sarmatíā)
• *sl̥yétor
  • Proto-Hellenic: *həľľomai
    • Ancient Greek: ἅλλομαι (hállomai, “to leap, jump”)
• Unsorted formations:
  • Proto-Italic: *saljō
    • Latin: salio (“to jump”) (see there for further descendants)