Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/ḱeh₁s-

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

Root

*ḱeh₁s-

to teach, to indicate

Derived terms

Sanskrit: शास्ति (śā́sti, “to teach, instruct”)
Sanskrit: शास्त्र (śāstrá, “order, command; precept, rule; teaching”)

References

Pokorny, Julius (1959) Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume II, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 533
Mallory, J. P.; Adams, D. Q. (2006) The Oxford Introduction to Proto-Indo-European and the Proto-Indo-European World (Oxford Linguistics), New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 356

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