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The study investigates the origin and formation of i-stem adjectives in Hittite and their connections to Indo-European languages.

April 24, 2026

Adjectival i -Stems in Hittite and Indo-European

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The study investigates the origin and formation of i-stem adjectives in Hittite and their connections to Indo-European languages.
Analyzed the abundance of i-stem adjectives in Hittite and Latin
Explored the derivation of the suffix from verbal roots and its forms in historical languages
Identified a significant number of i-stem adjectives as inherited from Indo-Hittite
Confirmed the presence of suffix formations from verbal roots in both Hittite and Latin

Abstract

The abundance of i -stem adjectives in Latin and Hittite is inherited from Indo-Hittite. The suffix tis formed from verbal roots adjectives as well as nouns, and a few formations of this sort survive in the historical languages. A similar suffix may have formed adjectives from adverbs.

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E. H. Sturtevant (Sat,) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69eb0961553a5433e34b3d4b https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1017/409475

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