Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/(s)tewk-

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

    Extended from *(s)tew- (“to push, hit”).

    Root

    *(s)tewk-[1]

    1. to push, press
      Synonyms: *bʰedʰ-, *dʰen-, *gen-, *gremH-, *pres-, *trenkʷ-
    2. to strike, beat
      Synonyms: *bʰew-, *dʰen-, *kelh₂-, *kewh₂-, *kret-, *meldʰ-, *pleh₂k-, *(s)kep-
    3. to stick into, pierce, perforate
      Synonyms: *bʰedʰ-, *dʰeygʷ-, *ḱelh₂-, *(s)teyg-

    Derived terms

    Terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *(s)tewk- (11 c, 0 e)
    • *tuk-id-yé-ti[1]
      • Proto-Hellenic: *tukíďďō
        • Ancient Greek: τυκίζω (tukízō, “to clench; to work stone, polish (stone)”)
    • *túk-os[1]
      • Proto-Hellenic: *túkos
        • Ancient Greek: τύκος (túkos, “pick, poleaxe, hammer”)
    • *tuk-slo-[1][2]
      • Proto-Celtic: *tullos (“pierced, perforated”) (see there for further descendants)
    Unsorted formations
    • Proto-Balto-Slavic:
      • Latvian: taucêt (“to pound, beat”)
    • Proto-Balto-Slavic:
      • Latvian: tūkât (“to press, knead”)
      • Proto-Slavic: *tъkàti (“to prick, pierce”) (see there for further descendants)
    • Proto-Balto-Slavic:
      • Latvian: tukstēt (“to beat”)

    See also

    • *tewk- (“to seed”), perhaps related if originally *“to press into the ground”

    References

    1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Pokorny, Julius (1959), “(s)teu-k-”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 1032
    2. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009), “*tullo-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 393
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