%0 Journal Article
%T Linguistic typology and the Indo-European causative
%A Shields Jr., Kenneth
%J Studia Etymologica Cracoviensia
%V 2013
%R 10.4467/20843836SE.13.009.0946
%N Volume 18, Issue 3
%P 147-152
%K etymology, Indo-European, causative, dative, typology
%@ 1427-8219
%D 2013
%U https://ejournals.eu/en/journal/studia-etymologica-cracoviensia/article/linguistic-typology-and-the-indo-european-causative
%X 
	On the basis of formal correspondences and typological data, it is argued in this brief paper that an etymological connection probably exists between the Indo-European dative suffix *-ei and the Indo-European causative element *-ei- via a morpheme which Song (1996) describes as “PURP.” Most significantly, the paper demonstrates how typological data can serve a primary role in reconstruction rather than a merely evaluative one.