Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/ḱḗr

This Proto-Indo-European entry contains reconstructed words 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

Reconstruction

The nominative singular form is underlyingly */ḱérd/, yielding the surface form *ḱḗr which is itself evident in Ancient Greek κῆρ (kêr) and Hittite 𒆠𒅕 (ker). This reconstruction is the only instance in PIE where a loss of */d/ after */r/ with compensatory lengthening of the preceding vowel occurred. It is not clear whether this is an isolated example, or a part of a broader process such as Szemerényi's law.

Noun

*ḱḗr n (oblique stem *ḱr̥d-)

heart

Inflection

Athematic, amphikinetic
	singular
nominative	*ḱḗr
genitive	*ḱr̥dés
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*ḱḗr	*ḱérdih₁	*ḱérdh₂
vocative	*ḱḗr	*ḱérdih₁	*ḱérdh₂
accusative	*ḱḗr	*ḱérdih₁	*ḱérdh₂
genitive	*ḱr̥dés	*?	*ḱr̥dóHom
ablative	*ḱr̥dés	*?	*ḱr̥dmós
dative	*ḱr̥déy	*?	*ḱr̥dmós
locative	ḱḗr, ḱérdi	*?	*ḱr̥dsú
instrumental	*ḱr̥déh₁	*?	*ḱr̥dbʰí

Derived terms

*ḱréddʰh₁eti (“to place one's heart”)

Descendants

Albanian: [Term?]
- Albanian: kërth, kërthizë
Anatolian: [Term?]
- Hittite: 𒆠𒅕 (ker)
- Luwian:
  Cuneiform: 𒍝𒀀𒅈𒍝 (/^UZUzārza/)
  
  Anatolian Hieroglyphs: 𔖪𔖱𔖪 (za-ra/i-za)
- Lycian: 𐊋𐊕𐊆𐊅𐊁 (kride)
- Palaic: 𒅗𒀀𒅈𒋾 (ka-a-ar-ti /kārt-/)
Armenian: *ḱḗrdi-
- Old Armenian: սիրտ (sirt)
  - Armenian: սիրտ (sirt)
Balto-Slavic: *śirdis (see there for further descendants)
Celtic: *kridyom (see there for further descendants)
Germanic: *hertô (see there for further descendants)
Hellenic: [Term?]
- Ancient Greek: καρδία (kardía), κῆρ (kêr)
  - Greek: καρδιά (kardiá)
Italic: *kord
- Latin: cor (see there for further descendants)
Indo-Iranian: *ȷ́ʰŕ̥dayam (unexplained voiced aspiration) (see there for further descendants)
Tocharian: *käryā-
- Tocharian A: kri
- Tocharian B: käryāñ
→ Kartvelian: *mḳerd- (possibly) (see there for further descendants)

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