πŒ„πŒ”πŒ–

Hernican

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *ezom, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésti.

Verb

πŒ„πŒ”πŒ– (esu) (1st-person singular present active indicative)

  1. to be

References

  • De Vaan, Michiel (2008) Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, β†’ISBN, page 599
  • O'Brien, Donald (2021) The inscriptions of the central Italic languages: Vestini, Marrucini, Paeligni, Sabini, Aequi, Marsi, Hernici, Volsciβ€Ž[1]

Umbrian

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *ezom, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésmi (β€œI am, I exist”). Cognate with Latin sum.

Verb

πŒ„πŒ”πŒ– β€’ (esu)

  1. I am