Reconstruction talk:Proto-Indo-European/gʷʰen-

Over-technical
Please could somebody knowledgeable add an introductory paragraph, for us lay readers?

It'd be nice to learn of the significance of the constituents in *gʷʰen-.

E.g. what do these mean:
 * g
 * ʷʰ
 * en
 * en

Thanks, Trafford09 (talk) 12:25, 20 February 2016 (UTC)


 * : This specific article isn't the place for an introduction to how symbols are used to represent the reconstructed sounds of Proto-Indo-European. The asterisk is a conventional symbol used to indicate that a form is reconstructed, not attested. The hyphen is used to indicate that this is a root, not a complete word. For the other symbols, see About Proto-Indo-European, Proto-Indo-European language, and Proto-Indo-European phonology. —Aɴɢʀ (talk) 13:12, 20 February 2016 (UTC)

Ok - thx for the pointers. Trafford09 (talk) 16:30, 20 February 2016 (UTC)

Sanskrit जघान (jaghā́na)

 * The expected outcome in PII for the perfect form would be PIE > pre-PII  > PII  > Sanskrit **haghā́na, but instead we see . It's as if the PIE form is . Why do you think that is? --Victar (talk) 03:04, 24 August 2017 (UTC)
 * Grassmann's Law accounts for this. — JohnC5 04:11, 24 August 2017 (UTC)
 * Learn something every day. Thanks! --Victar (talk) 04:28, 24 August 2017 (UTC)