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father — a cognate across the family (PIE *ph2ter-)
cognate
The word for 'father', one etymon descending down several branches and meeting at the reconstructed Proto-Indo-European *ph2ter-. Reflexes (attested): italic: pater; hellenic: pater; indo-iranian: pitr; germanic: father; celtic: athir. The Germanic form follows Grimm's law p -> f (and t -> th): pater -> father. The reflexes are attested; *ph2ter- is a reconstruction (a postulate, not sealed). This cognate is where the branches that carry it connect.
source
the comparative method; cognate sets of Indo-European · stick_grimm_s_law_a_regular_sound_correspondence_verified
card id
card_cognate_father
address
WIT.codex.FCT/father/REF.WITNESSED@the-comparative-method-c
adjoining cards
- builds on → Italic — a branch of Indo-European — father: the italic reflex pater
- builds on → Hellenic — a branch of Indo-European — father: the hellenic reflex pater
- builds on → Indo-Iranian — a branch of Indo-European — father: the indo-iranian reflex pitr
- builds on → Germanic — a branch of Indo-European — father: the germanic reflex father
- builds on → Celtic — a branch of Indo-European — father: the celtic reflex athir
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