Greek λέγω is traditionally derived from PIE *leǵ-; some scholarship argues that an initial *s should be reconstructed.
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λέγω
gather; count; recount; say
OPEN NODE 57 ↗DESCENDS FROM→
PARENT / EARLIER FORM / reconstructedProto-Indo-European · Indo-European prehistory*leǵ-
to collect, gather; with descendants involving speaking
OPEN NODE 58 ↗01
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The daughter evidence spans collecting and speaking, but the exact semantic path remains reconstructed.
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UT Austin LRC · IE-CoR · Kaczyńska
proposed — The competing *sleǵ- analysis prevents an unqualified grade.
reviewed
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Indo-European Lexicon: *leg-root *leg-
supportsAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Traditional reconstruction and Greek reflexes.
The Indo-European Origin of Latin lexargument for *sleg-
challengesAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Argues that initial *s belongs in the reconstruction.
IE-CoR Cognate Set 1529: λέγωCognate set 1529
supportsAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Greek reflex and PIE *leg-.
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