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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/suH-

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

Alternative reconstructions

Etymology

Has been suggested to derive from *sewH- (“to give birth”) if the original meaning was “sow”.[1]

Possibly related to Akkadian 𒊺𒄷𒌑 (še-hu-u₂, “pig”) (Old Babylonian šahû), which may be an Indo-European borrowing, as well as Sumerian 𒋚 (šah), 𒂄 (šaḫ) and 𒍢𒄴 (ze₂-eh).[2][3]

Noun

*suH-

  1. pig, hog, swine

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants
  • Proto-Albanian: *sūs[4]
  • Proto-Balto-Slavic:
    • Latvian: sivēns, suvēns
    • Proto-Slavic: *svinъ, *svinьja (from an adjectival form) (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Germanic: *sūz, *swīną (from an adjectival form) (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Hellenic: *hūs
    • Ancient Greek: ὗς (hûs)
  • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *suH- (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Italic: *sūs
  • Proto-Tocharian:
    • Tocharian B: suwo (< *suw-on-)

From the derived root with velar stop *suH-kéh₂:

  • Proto-Celtic: *sukkos (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Germanic: *sugō (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *suHkarás, *suHkás (see there for further descendants)

References
  1. De Vaan, Michiel (2008) Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 603
  2. Clackson, James (2002) Indo-European Word Formation: Proceedings from the International Conference, p. 387–388
  3. Whittaker, Gordon (2008) “The Case for Euphratic”, in Bulletin of the Georgian National Academy of Sciences‎, volume 2, number 3, pages 156–168.
  4. Demiraj, B. (1997) Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz [Albanian Etymologies: […]] (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 7)‎ (in German), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 226
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