Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/keh₂n-

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

*kh₂en-^[1]
*kan-^[2]^[3]
*kan-, *ḱan-^[4]

Root

*keh₂n-

to sing
to produce a tune (such as music)
^? to call or cry out
Synonyms: *gels-, *⁽ǵ⁾erh₂-, *kelh₁-, *kew(H)-

Derived terms

Terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *keh₂n- (22 c, 0 e)

*kh₂n-é-ti ~ kh₂n-ó-nti (tudati-type thematic present)
- Proto-Celtic: *kaneti^[5] (see there for further descendants)
- Proto-Italic: *kanō (see there for further descendants)
*kéh₂n-mn̥ (“song”)
- Proto-Italic: *kanmen
  - Latin: carmen (with dissimilation) (see there for further descendants)
*ke-koh₂n- (“stork”)?^[6]
- >? Proto-Italic: *kikōniā
  - >? Latin: cicōnia (see there for further descendants)
*kéh₂n-tlom
- Proto-Celtic: *kantlom (“song”)^[7] (see there for further descendants)
- Lithuanian: kanklės (“string musical instrument”)

Unsorted formations

Balto-Slavic:
- Proto-Slavic: *kaňa (see there for further descendants)
Proto-Germanic: *hanô (“rooster”), *hanjō (“hen”), *hōnaz (“fowl”) (see there for further descendants)
Proto-Hellenic:
- Ancient Greek: καναχέω (kanakhéō), καναχή (kanakhḗ), ἠικανός (ēikanós)
Proto-Tocharian: *kene (“melody, tune”)^[2] (see there for further descendants)

References

^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008), “canō, -ere”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 87-88
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Adams, Douglas Q. (2013), “kene”, in A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, page 206
^ Sihler, Andrew L. (1995), New Comparative Grammar of Greek and Latin, Oxford, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 45
^ Rix, Helmut, editor (2001), Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben [Lexicon of Indo-European Verbs] (in German), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, →ISBN, pages 342-3
^ Matasović, Ranko (2009), “*kan-o-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 187
^ Pokorny, Julius (1959), Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 2, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 525
^ Matasović, Ranko (2009), “*kantlo-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 188

[1] De Vaan, Michiel (2008), “canō, -ere”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 87-88

[Adams-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Adams, Douglas Q. (2013), “kene”, in A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, page 206

[3] Sihler, Andrew L. (1995), New Comparative Grammar of Greek and Latin, Oxford, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 45

[4] Rix, Helmut, editor (2001), Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben [Lexicon of Indo-European Verbs] (in German), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, →ISBN, pages 342-3

[5] Matasović, Ranko (2009), “*kan-o-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 187

[6] Pokorny, Julius (1959), Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 2, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 525

[7] Matasović, Ranko (2009), “*kantlo-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 188

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