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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/déḱs

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

Stüber suggests *deḱs- continues the *s stem noun *déḱos (“that which is proper”), from *deḱ- (“take, perceive”).[1][2]

Adverb

*déḱs[2][3]

  1. right (side)

Derived terms
Terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *deḱs-‎ (17 c, 0 e)
  • *déḱs(i)-no-s
    • Proto-Balto-Slavic: *déśinas (see there for further descendants)
    • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *dáćšinas (see there for further descendants)
  • *deḱs(i)-teró-s
  • *deḱs(i)-wó-s
    • Proto-Celtic: *dexswos (see there for further descendants)
    • Proto-Germanic: *tehswô (see there for further descendants)
    • Proto-Hellenic: *deksiwós
      • Mycenaean Greek: 𐀆𐀑𐀯𐀺 (de-ki-si-wo /⁠deksiwós⁠/)
      • Ancient Greek: δεξιός (dexiós)
    • Proto-Italic: *dekswos
      • Umbrian: desua, dersua, 𐌕𐌄𐌔𐌅𐌀𐌌 (tesvam)
  • *deḱs(i)-yo-s
    • Proto-Albanian: *detsa (see there for further descendants)

References
  1. Karin Stüber (2006) “Die indogermanischen Ausdrücke für ‘rechts’ und ‘links’”. International Journal of Diachronic Linguistics and Linguistic Reconstruction, 3, 61-72.
  2. De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “dexter”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 168
  3. Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN
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