Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/ḱlews-

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

    Reanalyzed from *ḱléwseti, se-desiderative of *ḱlew-.[1]

    Root

    *ḱlews-[2][1]

    1. to hear

    Derived terms

    • *ḱlus-h₁yé-ti[1]
      • Proto-Balto-Slavic: *klusḗˀtei
        • Latvian: klusêt
        • Proto-Slavic: *slyšati (to hear) (see there for further descendants)
      • Proto-Celtic: *klusīti (see there for further descendants)
    • *ḱlows-éye-ti (causative)
      • Proto-Balto-Slavic: *kláusīˀtei
        • Latvian: klausīt (to obey, follow, comply with)
        • Lithuanian: klausýti (to listen)
        • Old Prussian: klausiton (to hear)
    • *ḱlu-né-s-ti ~ *ḱlu-n-s-ti
      • Proto-Armenian:
        • Old Armenian: լսեմ (lsem) (see there for further descendants)
      • Proto-Balto-Slavic: *klunstei
        • Lithuanian: klùsti
    • *ḱlows-o-s
      • Proto-Balto-Slavic: *ślaušás
        • Proto-Slavic: *sluxъ (hearing, rumor) (see there for further descendants)
    • *ḱlows-teh₂
      • Proto-Celtic: *kloustā (see there for further descendants)
    • *ḱlus-tí-s
      • Proto-Germanic: *hlustiz (see there for further descendants)
      • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *śruštíš
        • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *śruṣṭíṣ
          • Sanskrit: श्रुष्टि (śruṣṭí, obedience)

    References

    1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Rix, Helmut, editor (2001), “*k̑leu̯s-¹”, in Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben [Lexicon of Indo-European Verbs] (in German), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, →ISBN, page 336
    2. ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959), “I. k̑leu-, k̑leu̯ə-, k̑lū-”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 2, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, pages 605-606