Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/lowkós

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- +‎ *-ós.

    Noun

    *lowkós m[1]

    1. light space

    Declension

    Thematic
    singular
    nominative *lowkós
    genitive *lowkósyo
    singular dual plural
    nominative *lowkós *lowkóh₁ *lowkóes
    vocative *lowké *lowkóh₁ *lowkóes
    accusative *lowkóm *lowkóh₁ *lowkóms
    genitive *lowkósyo *? *lowkóHom
    ablative *lowkéad *? *lowkómos, *lowkóbʰos
    dative *lowkóey *? *lowkómos, *lowkóbʰos
    locative *lowkéy, *lowkóy *? *lowkóysu
    instrumental *lowkóh₁ *? *lowkṓys

    Descendants

    • Proto-Balto-Slavic: *laukás
      • Latvian: lauks (“field”)
      • Lithuanian: laũkas (“field, open space”)
    • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *lawkás
      • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *lawkás
        • Sanskrit: लोक (loká, “free space”)[2][3] (see there for further descendants)
    • Proto-Italic: *loukos (see there for further descendants)

    References

    1. ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008), “lūcus”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 350
    2. ^ Romano Lazzeroni (1998), “Sanskrit”, in Anna Giacalone Ramat and Paolo Ramat, editors, The Indo-European languages‎[1], Routledge, →ISBN, page 104
    3. ^ Franklin Edgerton (29 May 2020), Sanskrit Historical Phonology: A Simplified Outline for the Use of Beginners in Sanskrit‎[2], Wipf and Stock Publishers, →ISBN, page 17
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