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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/léwks

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

From *lewk- +‎ *-s.

Noun

*léwks f

  1. light

Descendants
  • Proto-Celtic: *leuxs
  • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *rúkš
    • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *rúkṣ
    • Proto-Iranian: *rúxš
      • Ossetian: рухс (ruxs, “light, red”)
      • Persian: رخش‎ (roxš, “light”)
  • Proto-Italic: *louks (see there for further descendants)
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