Cognate Set 814 – Meaning: see

IE-CoR reference form:
*derk̑-
IE-CoR reference language:
Proto-Indo-European
Ideophonic:
no
Parallel derivation:
no
Justification:
Middle and Modern Indic lexemes backformed from the Old Indic suppletive aorist √dr̥ś- and replacing the inherited present stem paśya- (cf. Turner 1962–1966:371, no. 6507). Ultimately to be derived from PIE *derk̑- 'to see' (EWAia I:704-706, LIV² 122-123).
Found in clades:
Indic
Revised by:
Matthew Scarborough
Found in 1 clade by 11 lexemes.
Language Lexeme Native script Phonetic Phonemic Notes
25   Bengali dekhā দেখা d̪ækʰa
29   Hindi dekhanā देखना d̪ekʰnɑ d̪ekʰnɑ
31   Nepali dekhnu देख्नु d̪ekʰnu
26   Maithili dekhəb देखना dekʰnɑ also ‘to look at’
30   Urdu dekhnā دیکھنا d̪ekʰnɑ
28   Bhojpuri dekhnā देखना dekhnɑ
22   Pali dakkhati dɐkkʰɐtɪ dakkʰati < analogical pres. stem *dr̥kṣati ~ *drakṣati ~ *dekṣati, cf. Vedic (RV) dr̥kṣa-, etc., Turner 1962-66, p 371, no. 6507
27   Magahi dekhanā देखना d̪ekʰənɑ
23   Sinhalese dakinavā / pēnavā දකිනවා / පේනවා
24   Assamese dekhā দেখা dekʰɑ Beng.
39   Pashai: North-West dətaau دتاو d̪əˈt̪ɑːʊ dətaːwu
References
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred: 704-706
    S.v. Ved. √darś- 'sehen, Medium erscheinen, aussehen, sich zeigen' (cf. OAv. darəsānī 'ich werde erblicken', darəsəm 'ich erschaue, etc.), from PIE *derk̑- 'einen Blick auf etwas werfen' (cf. Gk. δέρκομαι 'sehe, blicke', OIr. derc 'Auge', Goth. ga-tarhjan 'kennzeichnen', OEng. torht 'klar, hell').
  • Rix, Helmut: 122-123
    S.v. *derk̑- 'hinblicken, erblicken' (IEW 213).
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley: 371
    S.v. 6507 *dr̥kṣati or *drakṣati ʻ sees ʼ. 2. *dēkṣati.