This analysis explores the classification of Hittite s-verb forms and their connections to Indo-European roots, highlighting linguistic evolution.
[Hittite verb-forms with suffix s fall into three classes: (1) verbs of the mi -conjugation, thematic or non-thematic; (2) preterites of the hi -conjugation with third sing. in sta [st]; and (3) preterites of the hi -conjugation with third sing. in s and normally with lengthened grade of the root or with a suffix containing an original long vowel. Verbs of the first type correspond in part to the Sanskrit s -aorist, sa -aorist, and iṣ -aorist. Preterites of the third type correspond in part to Indo-European aorists with lengthened grade of the root. The second type is in general due to contamination of the other two; it includes some forms that are similar to the Sanskrit siṣ -aorist.]
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E. H. Sturtevant (1932) studied this question.
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