"ksew-" meaning in Proto-Indo-European

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Root

Etymology: Reanalysed root of *kés-u-s ~ *ks-éw-s, from *kes- (“to scrape, comb”) + *-us. Etymology templates: {{root|ine-pro|ine-pro|*kes-}}, {{suffix|ine-pro|*kes-|*-us|nocat=1|t1=to scrape, comb}} *kes- (“to scrape, comb”) + *-us
  1. to scrape, shave, sharpen Wikipedia link: Helmut Rix, Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben Tags: imperfective, morpheme, reconstruction

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      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "*kséw-ti ~ *ksu-énti (athematic present)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ine-bsl-pro",
            "2": "*skutei",
            "t": "to shave"
          },
          "expansion": "Proto-Balto-Slavic: *skutei (“to shave”)",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "metathesis"
          },
          "expansion": "(metathesis)",
          "name": "q"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Proto-Balto-Slavic: *skutei (“to shave”) (metathesis)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "lv",
            "2": "skũt"
          },
          "expansion": "Latvian: skũt",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Latvian: skũt, skuvu (1sg.pret.)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "lt",
            "2": "skutù"
          },
          "expansion": "Lithuanian: skutù",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Lithuanian: skutù, skùsti"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "*ksu-yé-ti (*yé-present)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "grk-pro",
            "2": "*ksuyō"
          },
          "expansion": "Proto-Hellenic: *ksuyō",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Proto-Hellenic: *ksuyō"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "grc",
            "2": "ξύω",
            "t": "to shave, smooth, scratch"
          },
          "expansion": "Ancient Greek: ξύω (xúō, “to shave, smooth, scratch”)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Ancient Greek: ξύω (xúō, “to shave, smooth, scratch”)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "*ksḗw-s-t ~ *kséw-s-n̥t (*s-aorist)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "grk-pro",
            "2": "-"
          },
          "expansion": "Proto-Hellenic:",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Proto-Hellenic:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "grc",
            "2": "ξέσαι"
          },
          "expansion": "Ancient Greek: ξέσαι (xésai)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Ancient Greek: ξέσαι (xésai)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "*ksow-éye-ti (“to scrape”, éye-causative)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "itc-pro",
            "2": "*(k)sawejō"
          },
          "expansion": "Proto-Italic: *(k)sawejō",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Proto-Italic: *(k)sawejō"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "la",
            "2": "sauciō",
            "t": "I wound; I trim"
          },
          "expansion": "Latin: sauciō (“I wound; I trim”)",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {},
          "expansion": "(see there for further descendants)",
          "name": "see desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Latin: sauciō (“I wound; I trim”) (see there for further descendants)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "*ksów-no-m"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "grk-pro",
            "2": "*ksównon"
          },
          "expansion": "Proto-Hellenic: *ksównon",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Proto-Hellenic: *ksównon"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "grc",
            "2": "ξόανον"
          },
          "expansion": "Ancient Greek: ξόανον (xóanon)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Ancient Greek: ξόανον (xóanon)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "*ksow-ó-s (“scraping”)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "itc-pro",
            "2": "*(k)sawos",
            "t": "wound"
          },
          "expansion": "Proto-Italic: *(k)sawos (“wound”)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Proto-Italic: *(k)sawos (“wound”)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "la",
            "2": "saucius"
          },
          "expansion": "Latin: saucius",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "< *sawVkio- < *ksow-Vk-"
          },
          "expansion": "(< *sawVkio- < *ksow-Vk-)",
          "name": "q"
        },
        {
          "args": {},
          "expansion": "(see there for further descendants)",
          "name": "see desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Latin: saucius (< *sawVkio- < *ksow-Vk-) (see there for further descendants)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "*ksu-ró-s"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "grk-pro",
            "2": "*ksurón"
          },
          "expansion": "Proto-Hellenic: *ksurón",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Proto-Hellenic: *ksurón"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "grc",
            "2": "ξυρόν"
          },
          "expansion": "Ancient Greek: ξυρόν (xurón)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Ancient Greek: ξυρόν (xurón)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "iir-pro",
            "2": "*kšurás"
          },
          "expansion": "Proto-Indo-Iranian: *kšurás",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {},
          "expansion": "(see there for further descendants)",
          "name": "see desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Proto-Indo-Iranian: *kšurás (see there for further descendants)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "*ksu-lo-"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "grk-pro",
            "2": "*ksúlon"
          },
          "expansion": "Proto-Hellenic: *ksúlon",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Proto-Hellenic: *ksúlon"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "grc",
            "2": "ξύλον"
          },
          "expansion": "Ancient Greek: ξύλον (xúlon)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Ancient Greek: ξύλον (xúlon)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "*ksu-téh₂"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "cel-pro",
            "2": "*skutā",
            "unc": "1"
          },
          "expansion": ">? Proto-Celtic: *skutā",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "with metathesis"
          },
          "expansion": "(with metathesis)",
          "name": "q"
        }
      ],
      "text": ">? Proto-Celtic: *skutā (with metathesis)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sga",
            "2": "scoth#Etymology 2",
            "t": "point, tip, edge"
          },
          "expansion": "Old Irish: scoth (“point, tip, edge”)",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Old Irish: scoth (“point, tip, edge”)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 0,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "Extensions"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ine-pro",
            "2": "*k⁽ʷ⁾sewd-",
            "alt": "*ksew-d-",
            "nolb": "1",
            "t": "to crush into pieces, disintegrate",
            "unc": "1"
          },
          "expansion": ">? *ksew-d- (“to crush into pieces, disintegrate”)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": ">? *ksew-d- (“to crush into pieces, disintegrate”)"
    }
  ],
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    {
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      },
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      "name": "root"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ine-pro",
        "2": "*kes-",
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        "nocat": "1",
        "t1": "to scrape, comb"
      },
      "expansion": "*kes- (“to scrape, comb”) + *-us",
      "name": "suffix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Reanalysed root of *kés-u-s ~ *ks-éw-s, from *kes- (“to scrape, comb”) + *-us.",
  "lang": "Proto-Indo-European",
  "lang_code": "ine-pro",
  "original_title": "Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/ksew-",
  "pos": "root",
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    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Proto-Indo-European entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Proto-Indo-European imperfective roots",
          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Proto-Indo-European irregular-shape roots",
          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
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        },
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      ],
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        "to scrape, shave, sharpen"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "scrape",
          "scrape"
        ],
        [
          "shave",
          "shave"
        ],
        [
          "sharpen",
          "sharpen"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "imperfective",
        "morpheme",
        "reconstruction"
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
        "Helmut Rix",
        "Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben"
      ]
    }
  ],
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}
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  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "*kséw-ti ~ *ksu-énti (athematic present)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ine-bsl-pro",
            "2": "*skutei",
            "t": "to shave"
          },
          "expansion": "Proto-Balto-Slavic: *skutei (“to shave”)",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "metathesis"
          },
          "expansion": "(metathesis)",
          "name": "q"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Proto-Balto-Slavic: *skutei (“to shave”) (metathesis)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "lv",
            "2": "skũt"
          },
          "expansion": "Latvian: skũt",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Latvian: skũt, skuvu (1sg.pret.)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "lt",
            "2": "skutù"
          },
          "expansion": "Lithuanian: skutù",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Lithuanian: skutù, skùsti"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "*ksu-yé-ti (*yé-present)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "grk-pro",
            "2": "*ksuyō"
          },
          "expansion": "Proto-Hellenic: *ksuyō",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Proto-Hellenic: *ksuyō"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "grc",
            "2": "ξύω",
            "t": "to shave, smooth, scratch"
          },
          "expansion": "Ancient Greek: ξύω (xúō, “to shave, smooth, scratch”)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Ancient Greek: ξύω (xúō, “to shave, smooth, scratch”)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "*ksḗw-s-t ~ *kséw-s-n̥t (*s-aorist)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "grk-pro",
            "2": "-"
          },
          "expansion": "Proto-Hellenic:",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Proto-Hellenic:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "grc",
            "2": "ξέσαι"
          },
          "expansion": "Ancient Greek: ξέσαι (xésai)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Ancient Greek: ξέσαι (xésai)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "*ksow-éye-ti (“to scrape”, éye-causative)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "itc-pro",
            "2": "*(k)sawejō"
          },
          "expansion": "Proto-Italic: *(k)sawejō",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Proto-Italic: *(k)sawejō"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "la",
            "2": "sauciō",
            "t": "I wound; I trim"
          },
          "expansion": "Latin: sauciō (“I wound; I trim”)",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {},
          "expansion": "(see there for further descendants)",
          "name": "see desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Latin: sauciō (“I wound; I trim”) (see there for further descendants)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "*ksów-no-m"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "grk-pro",
            "2": "*ksównon"
          },
          "expansion": "Proto-Hellenic: *ksównon",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Proto-Hellenic: *ksównon"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "grc",
            "2": "ξόανον"
          },
          "expansion": "Ancient Greek: ξόανον (xóanon)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Ancient Greek: ξόανον (xóanon)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "*ksow-ó-s (“scraping”)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "itc-pro",
            "2": "*(k)sawos",
            "t": "wound"
          },
          "expansion": "Proto-Italic: *(k)sawos (“wound”)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Proto-Italic: *(k)sawos (“wound”)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "la",
            "2": "saucius"
          },
          "expansion": "Latin: saucius",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "< *sawVkio- < *ksow-Vk-"
          },
          "expansion": "(< *sawVkio- < *ksow-Vk-)",
          "name": "q"
        },
        {
          "args": {},
          "expansion": "(see there for further descendants)",
          "name": "see desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Latin: saucius (< *sawVkio- < *ksow-Vk-) (see there for further descendants)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "*ksu-ró-s"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "grk-pro",
            "2": "*ksurón"
          },
          "expansion": "Proto-Hellenic: *ksurón",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Proto-Hellenic: *ksurón"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "grc",
            "2": "ξυρόν"
          },
          "expansion": "Ancient Greek: ξυρόν (xurón)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Ancient Greek: ξυρόν (xurón)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "iir-pro",
            "2": "*kšurás"
          },
          "expansion": "Proto-Indo-Iranian: *kšurás",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {},
          "expansion": "(see there for further descendants)",
          "name": "see desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Proto-Indo-Iranian: *kšurás (see there for further descendants)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "*ksu-lo-"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "grk-pro",
            "2": "*ksúlon"
          },
          "expansion": "Proto-Hellenic: *ksúlon",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Proto-Hellenic: *ksúlon"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "grc",
            "2": "ξύλον"
          },
          "expansion": "Ancient Greek: ξύλον (xúlon)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Ancient Greek: ξύλον (xúlon)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "*ksu-téh₂"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "cel-pro",
            "2": "*skutā",
            "unc": "1"
          },
          "expansion": ">? Proto-Celtic: *skutā",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "with metathesis"
          },
          "expansion": "(with metathesis)",
          "name": "q"
        }
      ],
      "text": ">? Proto-Celtic: *skutā (with metathesis)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sga",
            "2": "scoth#Etymology 2",
            "t": "point, tip, edge"
          },
          "expansion": "Old Irish: scoth (“point, tip, edge”)",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Old Irish: scoth (“point, tip, edge”)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 0,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "Extensions"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
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            "2": "*k⁽ʷ⁾sewd-",
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            "t": "to crush into pieces, disintegrate",
            "unc": "1"
          },
          "expansion": ">? *ksew-d- (“to crush into pieces, disintegrate”)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": ">? *ksew-d- (“to crush into pieces, disintegrate”)"
    }
  ],
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        "t1": "to scrape, comb"
      },
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  ],
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        "Proto-Indo-European entries with incorrect language header",
        "Proto-Indo-European imperfective roots",
        "Proto-Indo-European irregular-shape roots",
        "Proto-Indo-European lemmas",
        "Proto-Indo-European roots",
        "Proto-Indo-European terms belonging to the root *kes-"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to scrape, shave, sharpen"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "scrape",
          "scrape"
        ],
        [
          "shave",
          "shave"
        ],
        [
          "sharpen",
          "sharpen"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "imperfective",
        "morpheme",
        "reconstruction"
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
        "Helmut Rix",
        "Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ksew-"
}

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