Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/tétḱō

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 *tetḱ- (“to create; to hew”) +‎ *-ō.

Noun

*tétḱō m^[1]^[2]^[3]

carpenter

Inflection

Athematic, amphikinetic
	singular
nominative	*tétḱō
genitive	*tḱnés
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*tétḱō	*tétḱonh₁(e)	*tétḱones
vocative	*tétḱon	*tétḱonh₁(e)	*tétḱones
accusative	*tétḱonm̥	*tétḱonh₁(e)	*tétḱonm̥s
genitive	*tḱnés	*?	*tḱnóHom
ablative	*tḱnés	*?	tḱn̥mós, tḱn̥bʰós
dative	*tḱnéy	*?	tḱn̥mós, tḱn̥bʰós
locative	tḱén, tḱéni	*?	*tḱn̥sú
instrumental	*tḱnéh₁	*?	tḱn̥mís, tḱn̥bʰís

Derived terms

Armenian:
- >? Old Armenian: հիւս (hiws, perhaps)
  - Armenian: հյուս (hyus)
Proto-Hellenic: *téktōn
- Ancient Greek: τέκτων (téktōn)
- Mycenaean Greek: 𐀳𐀏𐀲𐀯 (te-ka-ta-si /⁠tektasi⁠/)
Proto-Indo-Iranian: *táćšā (see there for further descendants)

References

^ Lubotsky, Alexander (2017–2018), “Chapter XVII: Indo-Iranian”, in Klein, Jared S., Joseph, Brian D., Fritz, Matthias, editors, Handbook of Comparative and Historical Indo-European Linguistics: An International Handbook (Handbücher zur Sprach- und Kommunikationswissenschaft [Handbooks of Linguistics and Communication Science]; 41.2), Berlin; Boston: De Gruyter Mouton, →ISBN, § The phonology of Proto-Indo-Iranian, page 1885
^ Martínez García, Javier; de Vaan, Michiel (2014), Introduction to Avestan (Brill Introductions to Indo-European Languages; 1)‎^[1], Brill, →ISBN, page 33
^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992–2001), “takṣaká-”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎^[2] (in German), Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 613

[1] Lubotsky, Alexander (2017–2018), “Chapter XVII: Indo-Iranian”, in Klein, Jared S., Joseph, Brian D., Fritz, Matthias, editors, Handbook of Comparative and Historical Indo-European Linguistics: An International Handbook (Handbücher zur Sprach- und Kommunikationswissenschaft [Handbooks of Linguistics and Communication Science]; 41.2), Berlin; Boston: De Gruyter Mouton, →ISBN, § The phonology of Proto-Indo-Iranian, page 1885

[2] Martínez García, Javier; de Vaan, Michiel (2014), Introduction to Avestan (Brill Introductions to Indo-European Languages; 1)‎^[1], Brill, →ISBN, page 33

[3] Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992–2001), “takṣaká-”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎^[2] (in German), Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 613

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