Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/ḱwen-

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

    *ḱwen-[1]

    1. holy, sacred

    Alternative reconstructions

    Derived terms

    Terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ḱwen- (9 c, 0 e)
    • *ḱwentos
      • Proto-Balto-Slavic: *śwentas (see there for further descendants)
      • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *ćwantas
    • *ḱunt-slo
      • Proto-Germanic: *hunslą (see there for further descendants)

    References

    1. ^ Derksen, Rick (2008), Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden; Boston: Brill, →ISBN
    2. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013), Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN
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