Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/sel-

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

Root

*sel-

1. jump, spring

Alternative reconstructions

• *sh₂el-, *sal-

Reconstruction notes

LIV rejects the *sh₂el- and *sal- reconstructions and explains the Italo-Celtic sal- as a development of initial *sl̥y-. De Vaan regards the grade of the vowel in the reconstruction of this root as uncertain.

Derived terms

Terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *sel- (15 c, 0 e)

• *sél-t ~ *sl-ént (root aorist)
  • Proto-Hellenic:
    • Ancient Greek: ἆλτο (âlto, Epic aorist)
  • Proto-Indo-Iranian:
    • Sanskrit: असरत् (asarat), सरति (sarati) (thematicized) (see there for further descendants)
    • Proto-Iranian:
      • → Ancient Greek: Σαρματίᾱ (Sarmatíā)
• *sí-sel-ti ~ *sí-sl-n̥ti (i-reduplicated root athematic present)
  • Proto-Indo-Iranian:
    • Sanskrit: सिसर्ति (sísarti)
  • Proto-Hellenic:
    • Ancient Greek: ἱάλλω (hiállō), ἰάλλω (iállō)
• *sl̥-yé-tor (ye-present)
  • Proto-Hellenic: *həľľomai
    • Ancient Greek: ἅλλομαι (hállomai, “to leap, jump”)
  • Proto-Italic: *saljō
    • Latin: salio (“to jump”) (see there for further descendants)
• *se-sól-e ~ *se-sl-ḗr (stative)
  • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *sasā́ra
    • Sanskrit: ससार (sasā́ra)
  • Tocharian B: [Term?] (salamo)
  • Tocharian A: [Term?] (salat)
• *sol-éye-ti (causative)
  • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *sāráyati
    • Sanskrit: सारयति (sāráyati) (see there for further descendants)
• *sl̥-tós
  • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *sr̥tás
    • Sanskrit: सृत (sṛtá)
  • Proto-Italic:
    • Latin: saltus
• *sél-trom (instrument noun)
  • Proto-Celtic: *saltrom (see there for further descendants)