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- (“bright; to shine”) +‎ *-s (root nominal suffix).

Noun

*léwks f

light

Athematic
	singular
nominative	*léwks
genitive	*léwks
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*léwks	*léwkh₁(e)	*léwkes
vocative	*léwk	*léwkh₁(e)	*léwkes
accusative	*léwkm̥	*léwkh₁(e)	*léwkm̥s
genitive	*léwks	*?	*léwkoHom
ablative	*léwks	*?	*léwkmos
dative	*léwkey	*?	*léwkmos
locative	léwk, léwki	*?	*léwksu
instrumental	*léwkh₁	*?	*léwkmis

Descendants

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

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