Pehtendus
Pehtendus is a term used in historical linguistic studies, particularly in the context of Proto-Indo-European (PIE) reconstruction. It refers to hypothetical, reconstructed sounds or sound combinations that are posited to have existed in the ancestral PIE language but are not directly attested in its daughter languages. Linguists develop these reconstructions based on systematic sound correspondences observed across various Indo-European branches. For instance, if a sound in one language consistently corresponds to a different sound in another, and this pattern can be explained by positing a specific PIE sound, then that PIE sound is considered a pehtendus until further evidence or alternative explanations arise.
The concept of pehtendus is crucial for understanding the phonological evolution of Indo-European languages. It allows