Proto-Indo-European

*tek-

‘to take by the hand’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Indo-European *tek-.

13 English words in this record descend from Proto-Indo-European *tek-, most familiar first.

• check ← chek ← eschec ← scaccus ← شَاه
• toilet ← toilette
• chess ← ches ← eschés ← scaccus ← شَاه
• shah ← شاه ← 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠 ← 𐏋 ← *xšáyati
• toilette ← toile ← toile ← tēla ← *tekslā
• kshatriya ← क्षत्रिय ← *kṣatríyas ← *kšatríyas
• satrap ← satrape ← satrapēs ← σατράπης ← *xšaθrapāvan
• thig ← thiggen ← þiċġan ← *þiggjan ← *þigjaną
• shahanshah ← شَاهَنْشَاه ← 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠𐭭 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠 ← 𐏋 𐏐 𐏋𐎠𐎴𐎠𐎶
• ktetor ← κτήτωρ ← κτάομαι ← *tk-éh₁-
• ktetic ← κτητικός
• ktetory ← κτήτωρ ← κτάομαι ← *tk-éh₁-

More words from *tek-

• scacchic
• text

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *tek-