Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/h₂eḱs-

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

Perhaps from *h₂eǵ- (“to drive”).[1]

Root

*h₂eḱs-

axis, axle

Derived terms

Terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₂eḱs-

*h₂eḱs-eh₂
- Proto-Germanic: *ahsō (see there for further descendants)
*h₂eḱs-ih₂ ~ *h₂eks-yéh₂s
- ⇒? Proto-Indo-European: *h₂em-h₂eḱs-y(e)h₂-
  - >? Ancient Greek: ἅμαξα (hámaxa, “wagon”)
  - Proto-Tocharian:
    - ⇒? Tocharian B: amäkṣpänte (“wagonmaster”)
*h₂eḱs-i-s
- Proto-Balto-Slavic: *aśís (see there for further descendants)
- Proto-Italic: *aksis
  - Latin: axis
*h₂eḱs-l-eh₂
- Proto-Germanic: *ahslō (“shoulder”) (see there for further descendants)
- Proto-Italic: *akslā
  - Latin: āla, axilla
*h₂éḱs-ō ~ *h₂éḱs-nes
- Proto-Hellenic: *aksōn
  - Mycenaean Greek: 𐀀𐀒𐀰𐀚 (a-ko-so-ne)
  - Ancient Greek: ἄξων (áxōn)
*h₂eḱs-o-s
- Proto-Indo-Iranian: *Háćšas (see there for further descendants)
Unsorted formations:
- Proto-Albanian: *a(k)škā (see there for further descendants)

References

Pokorny, Julius (1959) Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 1, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 4

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[1] Pokorny, Julius (1959) Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 1, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 4