EXAMPLES OF IE DIACHRONIC DERIVATIONS

1. *bher- "take, carry"

Sanskrit	bhar-ami	"I carry"
Latin	fer-o	"I carry"
Greek	pher-ein	"to carry"
Slavic	ber-on	"I take"
Gothic	baþr-a	"I carry"
English	bear	. . .

2. *ghor-dho-/gher-dho-/ghr-dho- (with Ablaut)

*PIE
*ghrdh-	Old English	gurdjan	"to gird"
*gherdh-	Old English	geard	"yard"
*ghordh-	Gothic	*gardaz	"garden"
*ghordh-os	Latin	hort-us	"garden" (horticulture)
*ghordh-os	Greek	?khor-us	"dancing enclosure?"
*ghordh-os	Slavic	grad-Ì "city"	Russian gorod

3. *pod-/ped-/pd- "foot" (with Ablaut)

Sanskrit	pad-am	"foot"
Latin	ped-is	"food"
Greek	pod-a	"foot"
Germanic	fot-u	English foot/feet German Fuss
Slavic	pod-Ì	"floor, under"

4. *dhum-os "smoke"

Sanskrit	dhum-ah	"smoke"
Greek	fum-os, Êum-os	"spirit"
Latin	fum-us	"smoke"
Slavic	dym-Ì	"smoke"
Germanic	English dim (?)	. . .

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