Root Extensions
Root extensions are additions of one or two sounds, often plosives, to the end of a root which do not seem to change its meaning. For *(s)teu- "to push, hit, thrust", we can reconstruct
- *(s)teu-k- > Ancient Greek τύκος (túkos) "hammer"
- *(s)teu-g- > English stoke (Germanic k goes back to PIE *g.)
- *(s)teu-d- > Vedic tudáti "beats"
The source of these extensions is not known.
Read more about this topic: Proto-Indo-European Root
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