Cognate Set 2779 – Meaning: left

IE-CoR reference form:
*(H)seu̯-
IE-CoR reference language:
Proto-Indo-European
Ideophonic:
no
Parallel derivation:
no
Justification:
Tocharian, Indo-Iranic, and Slavic lexemes from PIE *(H)seu̯-i̯o- 'left' (Adams 2013:767, EWAia II:716, Derksen 2008:487-488).
Found in clades:
Indic, Iranic, Slavic, Tocharian
Revised by:
Matthew Scarborough
Found in 4 clades by 6 lexemes.
Language Lexeme Native script Phonetic Phonemic Notes
78   Old Church Slavonic šui шѹи ʃyjɪ̆ ʃujɪ In the Canon it is attested in prepositional phrases with the meaning 'on the left' only. However, in younger texts it is attested as a adjective 'left' too.
21   Vedic: Early savyá- सव्य- sɐʋˈjɐ- savjá-
46   Avestan: Younger haoiia 𐬵𐬀𐬊𐬌𐬌𐬀 hau̯i̯a
66   Middle Persian hōy hwy hoːj hoːj AF xwy /xōy/; ZP hwyk
55   Parthian hōy hwy hoːj hoːj
4   Tocharian B saiwai ˈsaɪwaɪ ˈsajwaj Indeclinable, fossilized fem. acc. sg.; cf. RIGHT.
References
  • Adams, Douglas Q.: 767
    S.v. TochB saiwai 'left'. Related in some way to Skt. savyá-, Av. haoya-, OCS šujь 'left', perhaps with metathesis from PIE *sowyo- or with contamination with the predecessors of Gk. σκαι(ϝ)ός, Lat. scaevus, and laevus 'left'.
  • Boryś, W.: 608
    PS *šujĭ is derived from PIE seu̯i̯o- 'left'.
  • Derksen, Rick: 487-488
    S.v. Proto-Slavic *šujь 'left', from PIE *seu-io- (cf. Skt. savyá-; Av. haoya-; MW aswy; MW aseu).
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred: II:716
    S.v. Ved. savyá- 'link, linke Hand' (cf. in Ir. YAv. haoiia- 'link', MPers., Parth. hwy 'link, linke, Hand'), from PIE *(H)seu̯i̯o-, cf. ORuss. šujь 'link'.