Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/kwep-

Reconstruction
Most likely innovated root, which appeared in Late Proto-Indo-European. Beekes does not suggest Indo-European origin for the Greek data. Rix (in LIV) reconstructs two or three distinct roots: *keu̯p-, *ku̯eh₁p-, and possibly *ku̯ep-. The Balto-Slavic data is inconclusive - Derksen distinguishes at least two different roots *kwep- (to smell, aroma) and *kʷh₂wep- (to steam, to burn). 🇨🇬 and mix these two senses in the same stem, though.

The root also resembles the wanderwort 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, which is of Middle Eastern origin.

Root

 * 1) to smoke, to steam
 * 2) to boil
 * 3) aroma, strong odor

Derived terms

 * *kwḗp-ti ~ *kwép-n̥ti


 * *kup-yé-ti


 * *kup-/*kūp-eh₁(-yé)-ti


 * *kub-eh₂(-yé)-ti


 * *kwob-éye-ti


 * *kwop-ó-s










 * Paleo-Balkan:
 * Paleo-Balkan:


 * *kūp-ó-s


 * Unsorted formations: