Roots / *pewk-eyo-
pewk-eyo- “to keep pricking, puncturing” Widely accepted action precision
punctuate, point, appoint, disappoint
At a Glance
Reconstruction pewk-eyo- Meaning “to keep pricking, puncturing” Confidence Widely accepted Semantic field action, precision Iterative of *pewk- giving Latin pungere/punctum, English punctuate, point, appoint, disappoint.
bheg- “to break, shatter” bʰelh₂- “to strike, fight in battle” bʰendʰ-₂ “to bind, tie, fetter” bʰendʰ-mn̥ “something bound, a binding” bʰer- “to carry, to bear” bʰer-mn̥-₂ “something carried, a burden” bʰerh₃- “to bore, to pierce through” bʰerH- “to scrape, bore, perforate” related entry