Words that have remained nearly identical to their Proto-Indo-European root across millennia, showing minimal phonetic change.
PIE-PURE
Pure PIE Preservation
Phonetic
Description
Examples
Kurdish 'nû' (new) < PIE *néwos
Kurdish 'du' (two) < PIE *dwóh₁
Rule Information
Code:
PIE-PURE
Type:
Phonetic
Last Updated:
January 11, 2026 00:00
Words Using This Rule:
0
Rule Type Definitions
Phonetic:
Changes in how sounds are pronounced
Grammar:
Grammatical transformations in words
Syntax:
Patterns in sentence structure
Morphology:
How words are formed and composed