Cognate Set 7128 – Meaning: cry

IE-CoR reference form:
*kāu̯-
IE-CoR reference language:
Proto-Indo-Iranic
Ideophonic:
no
Parallel derivation:
no
Justification:
Abaev 1959–1995 I:591 supposes a connection to Sanskrit káuti 'cries'. The Indo-Iranic forms are traditionally connected to a wide range of sound-imitative words from a root *kā̆u-, *kē̆u-, *kū- according to IEW 535-536, but a parallel onomatopoeic origin may well be possible (cf. KEWA I:274). Not in [Cheung 2007.]
Found in clades:
Iranic
Revised by:
Matthew Scarborough
Found in 1 clade by 2 lexemes.
Language Lexeme Native script Phonetic Phonemic Notes
72   Ossetic: Iron kæwyn кӕуын kʰɜˈwɘn kɜw-ən Past stem: kʷəd-.
73   Ossetic: Digor kæun кӕун kʰɜwun kɜw-un Past stem: kud-.
References
  • Abaev, Vasilij Ivanovič: I:591
    S.v. Oss. kæwyn : kₒyd ; kæwun : kud 'плакать', from an Iranian root *kū- *kav-, IE *kū-, *kau- 'кричать, вопить', cf. Skt. kāuti, kavate, OCS kyti, Gk. κωκύω.
  • Belyaev, Oleg:
    Ossetic forms from PIr. *kū-, *kav-, cf. Old Indic kāuti, kavate 'scream'.
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred: I:274
    Cf. s.v. Skt. káuti 'schreit / cries'. An onomatopoeic family, cf. κωκύω 'schreie', Lat. cavannus 'Nachteule', W cuan 'id.', MHG hiulen 'heulen', Lith. kaũkti 'heulen', Ru. kúkatь, TochB śauk- 'rufen'.
  • Pokorny, Julius: 535-536
    Cf. s.v. *kā̆u-, *kē̆u-, *kū- 'heulen' "Schallwurzel, teils mit anlaut k-, teils mit *k̑-."