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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/selǵ-

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

*selǵ-

  1. to let go, send[1]

Derived terms
Terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *selǵ-‎ (4 c, 0 e)
  • *sélǵ-e-ti
    • Anatolian:
      • Hittite: 𒊭𒀠𒀝𒍣 (ša-al-ak-zi /⁠šalkzi⁠/, “knead, mix”) (possibly)
    • Proto-Germanic: *selkaną (“to fall in drops; dribble; droop”) (see there for further descendants)
    • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *sárȷ́ati (“to let go”) (see there for further descendants)
  • *sélǵ-eh₂[2]
    • Proto-Celtic: *selgā (see there for further descendants)

References
  1. Rix, Helmut, editor (2001), Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben [Lexicon of Indo-European Verbs] (in German), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, →ISBN
  2. Matasović, Ranko (2009) “selgā”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 329
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