Cognate Set 667 – Meaning: wide

IE-CoR reference form:
*pleth₂-
IE-CoR reference language:
Proto-Indo-European
Ideophonic:
no
Parallel derivation:
no
Justification:
Hellenic, Armenian, Indo-Iranic, Baltic, and Celtic lexemes derived from PIE *pleth₂- 'become wide, spread oneself out' (NIL 564, cf. Beekes 2010:1205, Hübschmann 1897:451, Olsen 1999:767, EWAia II:162-163, 179, ALEW 787-789, Derksen 2015:362, Matasović 2009:135, LIV² 486-487).
Found in clades:
Armenian, Baltic, Celtic, Hellenic, Indic, Iranic
Revised by:
Matthew Scarborough
Found in 6 clades by 33 lexemes.
Language Lexeme Native script Phonetic Phonemic Notes
17   Armenian: Western layn լայն lɑjn lɑin
161   Gaelic: Irish leathan ˈl̪ʲæhənˠ ˈl̪ʲahˠənˠ
76   Lithuanian platùs plɐˈtʊs plaˈtʊs
16   Armenian: Eastern layn լայն lɑjn lɑin
23   Sinhalese paḷal පළල්
21   Vedic: Early pr̥thú- पृथु- pɾtʰu- prtʰú- 'wide, extensive, flat and broad, large, flat and extended, flat and roomy'
74   Latvian plats plɑts plɑts
159   Gaelic: Scottish leathann l̪ʲɛhən̪ˠ
158   Old Irish lethan ˈl̪ʲeθˠʊnˠ ˈl̪ʲeθən
15   Armenian: Classical layn լայն lɑjn lɑin-i-
148   Gaulish litanos
155   Middle Breton ledan ˈleːdan
46   Avestan: Younger pərəϑu 𐬞𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬚𐬎 pərθu appears to be more widely used than paθana-
7   Greek: New Testament platýs πλατύς plaˈtys plaˈtys
11   Greek: Cypriot platýs πλατύς plɐˈtis plɐˈtis
14   Tsakonian: Propontis p(l/ou)atý π(λ/ου)ατύ p(ʟ/w)aˈti plaˈti
9   Greek: Cappadocian platý πλατύ plaˈti plaˈti also /plaˈtʃi/
10   Greek: Pontic platýs πλατύς plaˈtis plaˈtis
12   Greek: Italiot platéo πλατέο plaˈte̞o̞ plaˈte̞o̞ Ap.
13   Tsakonian: Peloponnese prakioú πρακιού praˈcu praˈkiu
75   Latgalian plots plɔts plɔts
160   Gaelic: Manx lhean lʲeːn lʲeːn leathan
157   Breton: Treger ledan ˈle̝ːdän ˈle̝dän
156   Breton: Gwened ledan lədɑ̃ːn
151   Welsh: North llydan ˈɬədan ˈɬədan
150   Middle Welsh llydan ɬədan
149   Old Welsh litan ɬɨdan LL: 258
55   Parthian frāx frʾx frɑːx fraːx cf. pahn
62   Tati ferā fera
64   Balochi: Sistani prāh prɑh
56   Kurdish N.: Bahdini fɨre fɨræ
66   Middle Persian frāx plʾhwˈ frɑːx fraːx ZMP, cf. pahn, wēhm
153   Late Cornish ledan ˈledən
References
  • Beekes, Robert: 1205
    S.v. Gk. πλατύς 'wide, broad, flat, level', from PIE *pl̥th₂-ú- 'broad' and identical to Skt. pr̥thú-, Av. pərəθu- 'wide, broad' (root *pleth₂-).
  • Derksen, Rick: 362
    S.v. Lith. platùs 'broad, wide' (Latv. plašs 'broad, wide', var. plats), from PIE *plth₂-u- (Skt. pr̥thú- 'wide, broad', Av. pərəθu- 'wide, broad', Gk. πλατύς 'wide, broad, flat, level'). Baltic apparently has an o-grade in this adjective.
  • Hock, Wolfgang and Fecht, Rainer and Feulner, Anna Helene and Hill, Eugen and Wodtko, Dagmar S.: 787-789
    S.v. OLith. platùs 'breit, weit, ausführlich' (BSl. Latv. plašs 'weit, breit, gräumig, ausgedehnt, etc.), from PIE *pleth₂- 'breit werden, sich ausbreiten' (cf. Ved. pr̥thú- 'breit, weit', OAv. pərəθu-, YAv. pərəθu- 'id.', Gk. πλατύς 'weit, breit, flach, eben', OHG flado 'Fladen, flacher, Kuchen, Honigscheibe').
  • Hübschmann, H.: 451
    S.v. Arm. լայն lain 'breit', an inherited word (cf. Skt. pr̥thú- 'breit, weit', práthate 'breitet sich aus', práthas- 'Breite, Ausdehnung', Av. fraθah- 'Breite', Gk. πλατύς 'breit', πλάτος 'Breite', Lith. platùs 'breit', OIr. lethan, W. litan 'breit').
  • Matasović, Ranko: 135
    S.v. *flitano-, *flitawī 'broad', from PIE *plth₂u- 'broad', *plth₂u̯ih₂ 'the broad one' (cf. pr̥thivī́- 'earth', Gk. Πλάταια (toponym)). Proto-Celtic *flitawī directly represents the feminine form, while *flitano- is from derived *plth₂-no- (cf. Hitt. paltana- 'shoulder').
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred: II:162-163; 179
    S.v. Ved. pr̥thú- 'breit, weit, ausgedehnt groß, zahlreich, umfänglich' (cf. IIr. OAv. pərəθu- 'breit, weit'), from PIE *plth₂-ú- (cf. Gk. πλατύς 'weit, breit, flach, eben', Lith. platùs 'weit, breit, ausgedehnt', etc.). p.179 "práthas- n. Weite, Breite, Ausdehnung [...] Iir., jav. fraϑah- n. "Breite" - Idg. *pléth₂-es-"
  • Olsen, Birgit Anette: 767
    Arm. layn 'wide' < *pl̥th₂ni- (cf. Gk. πλάτανος, OIr. lethan).
  • Rix, Helmut: 486-487
    Cf. s.v. *pleth₂- 'breit werden, sich ausbreiten' (IEW 833).
  • Wodtko, Dagmar S. and Irslinger, Britta and Schneider, Carolin: 564
    S.v. *pleth₂- 'breit werden, sich ausbreiten' (LIV 486f., IEW 833).