Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/terkʷ-

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

    *terkʷ-[1][2][3][4][5]

    1. to turn, spin

    Derived terms

    Terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *terkʷ- (10 c, 0 e)
    • *térkʷ-ti ~ *tr̥kʷ-én-ti (athematic root present)[5]
      • Proto-Anatolian: *tarʔʷtˢi[3]
      • Proto-Tocharian: *tärk-[1]
        • Tocharian B: tärk- (to turn; work)
    • *torkʷ-éye-ti (causative)[5]
    • *te-tórkʷ-e ~ *tr̥kʷ-ḗr (reduplicated stative)[5]
      • Proto-Tocharian:
        • Tocharian B: tetarku
    • *térkʷ-e-ti (thematic root present)[5]
    • *térkʷ-os[4]
      • Proto-Germanic: *þwerhaz (crossed) (< *twerk-os)
    • *terkʷ-ús[4]
      • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *tarkúš
        • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *tarkúṣ
    • *tŕ̥kʷ-os
    • *tórkʷ-mn̥-teh₂[2]
    • *tоrkʷ-ós
      • Proto-Balto-Slavic:
    • *tórkʷ-tom[2]
      • Proto-Italic: *torkʷtom
    Unsorted formations
    • Proto-Hellenic:[6] (possibly)
      • Mycenaean Greek: 𐀵𐀫𐀤𐀍𐀕𐀜 (to-ro-qe-jo-me-no /⁠trokʷeiomenos⁠/, ?)
    • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *tark- (to move to and fro)[2]
      • Proto-Indo-Aryan:
        • Sanskrit: तर्क् (tark-, to turn)
      • Proto-Iranian: *tark-
        • Proto-Iranian: *fratark- (+ *fra- (forth))
          • Khotanese: hataljs (to flutter)
    • Proto-Tocharian:
      • Tocharian A: tark (earring)

    References

    1. 1.0 1.1 Adams, Douglas Q. (1999), “²tärk”, in A dictionary of Tocharian B (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, →ISBN, pages 294-295
    2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 De Vaan, Michiel (2008), “torqueō”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 624
    3. 3.0 3.1 Kloekhorst, Alwin (2008), “tar(k)u-zi”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Hittite Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 5), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 842-844
    4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 Kroonen, Guus (2013), “*þwerha-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 556
    5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 Rix, Helmut, editor (2001), “*terkʷ-”, in Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben [Lexicon of Indo-European Verbs] (in German), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, →ISBN, page 635
    6. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), “ἄτρακτος”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 164