Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/ses-

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

Possibly from baby talk.^[1] The EIEC considers the root to be "almost surely" of onomatopoeic origin. According to this theory, it derives from the sound of snoring. Compare English zzz.^[2]

Root

*ses-^[3]

to rest, to sleep
Synonym: *swep-

Reconstruction notes

According to the EIEC, the term probably referred more specifically to "sleep observed by an onlooker," whereas the root *swep- described sleep "as seen by the sleeper."^[2]

Derived terms

Terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ses- (1 c, 0 e)

*sés-ti (athematic root present)

Unsorted formations

Proto-Indo-Iranian: *saswár^[4]
- Proto-Indo-Aryan: *saswár
  - Vedic Sanskrit: सस्वर् (sasvár, “in stillness, secretly”)
- Proto-Iranian:
  - Younger Avestan: 𐬵𐬀𐬤𐬵𐬀𐬭𐬆 (haŋᵛhar^ə, “in secret”)

Descendants

Proto-Indo-Iranian:
- Proto-Indo-Aryan:
  - Sanskrit: सस् (sas)

References

^ Dunkel, George E. (2014), Lexikon der indogermanischen Partikeln und Pronominalstämme [Lexicon of Indo-European Particles and Pronominal Stems] (in German), volume 2: Lexikon, Heidelberg: Universitätsverlag Winter, →ISBN, page 748
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Mallory, J. P., Adams, D. Q., editors (1997), “*ses-”, in Encyclopedia of Indo-European Culture, London, Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, page 527
^ Rix, Helmut, editor (2001), “*ses-”, in Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben [Lexicon of Indo-European Verbs] (in German), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, →ISBN, pages 536-537
^ Lubotsky, Alexander (2011), “sas”, in The Indo-Aryan Inherited Lexicon (in progress) (Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Project), Leiden University, page 448

[1] Dunkel, George E. (2014), Lexikon der indogermanischen Partikeln und Pronominalstämme [Lexicon of Indo-European Particles and Pronominal Stems] (in German), volume 2: Lexikon, Heidelberg: Universitätsverlag Winter, →ISBN, page 748

[EIEC-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Mallory, J. P., Adams, D. Q., editors (1997), “*ses-”, in Encyclopedia of Indo-European Culture, London, Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, page 527

[LIV-3] Rix, Helmut, editor (2001), “*ses-”, in Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben [Lexicon of Indo-European Verbs] (in German), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, →ISBN, pages 536-537

[4] Lubotsky, Alexander (2011), “sas”, in The Indo-Aryan Inherited Lexicon (in progress) (Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Project), Leiden University, page 448

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