Roots / *skel-eyo-
skel-eyo- “to keep cutting, dividing” Widely accepted action division
scale, skill, shell, shelf
At a Glance
Reconstruction skel-eyo- Meaning “to keep cutting, dividing” Confidence Widely accepted Semantic field action, division Iterative of *skel- giving English scale, skill, shell, shelf from sense of splitting/cutting.
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