Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/ḱéntrom

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

Probably from a root *ḱen- (“to prick”) +‎ *-trom; compare *ḱent- (“to point, prick”).

Noun

*ḱéntrom n[1]

  1. pointed tool

Descendants

  • Proto-Albanian: *štšentra
    • Albanian: çandër
  • Proto-Armenian:
  • Proto-Hellenic: *kéntron
    • Ancient Greek: κέντρον (kéntron) (see there for further descendants)

References

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998), “çandër”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden; Boston; Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 50
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