Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/serp-

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

*serp-^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

to creep, crawl

Derived terms

Terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *serp- (12 c, 0 e)

*sérp-t ~ sr̥p-ént (root aorist)^[4]
- Proto-Indo-Iranian: *Hásarpt
  - Proto-Indo-Aryan: *Hásarpt
    - Sanskrit: असृपत् (ásṛpat)
*sérp-e-ti (thematic root present)^[4]

*sḗrp-s-t ~ *sérp-s-n̥t (s-aorist)^[4]
- Proto-Hellenic: *éhērpsa
  - Ancient Greek: (ἐξ)ἧρψα ((ex)hêrpsa)
- Proto-Italic: *serpsai
  - Latin: serpsī
*se-sórp-e ~ se-sr̥p-ḗr (reduplicated perfect)^[4]
- Proto-Indo-Iranian: *sasárpa
  - Proto-Indo-Aryan: *sasárpa
    - Sanskrit: ससर्प (sasárpa)
*serp-ó-s
- Proto-Indo-Iranian: *sarpás (see there for further descendants)
*serp-en-o-s
- Proto-Albanian: *serpena^[3] (see there for further descendants)
Unsorted formations:
- Proto-Albanian: *ś(t)ripenī̆
  - Albanian: shtërpij (“reptiles”)
  - Albanian: gjarpër (“snake”)
- Sanskrit: सर्प (sarpa)
- Latin: serpēns
- Ancient Greek: ἑρπετόν (herpetón)

References

^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “ἕρπω”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 463-464
^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “serpō, -ere”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 558
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 Orel, Vladimir E. (2000) A concise historical grammar of the Albanian language: reconstruction of Proto-Albanian‎^[1], Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page gjarpër ~ gjarpën
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 ^4.3 ^4.4 Rix, Helmut, editor (2001), “*serp-”, in Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben [Lexicon of Indo-European Verbs] (in German), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, →ISBN, page 536

[Beekes_1-1] Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “ἕρπω”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 463-464

[De_vaan_1-2] De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “serpō, -ere”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 558

[Orel_1-3] 3.0 ^3.1 Orel, Vladimir E. (2000) A concise historical grammar of the Albanian language: reconstruction of Proto-Albanian‎^[1], Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page gjarpër ~ gjarpën

[Rix_1-4] 4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 ^4.3 ^4.4 Rix, Helmut, editor (2001), “*serp-”, in Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben [Lexicon of Indo-European Verbs] (in German), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, →ISBN, page 536

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