Reconstruction:Proto-Hellenic/ánemos

This Proto-Hellenic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Hellenic

Etymology

    From Proto-Indo-European *h₂énh₁mos (“breath; spirit”), from *h₂enh₁- (“to breathe”) +‎ *-mos (an animate abstract noun suffix) (the latter equivalent to *-mos). Formally cognate with Proto-Italic *anamos (“breath; wind; spirit, soul”); compare also Proto-Celtic *anaman (“spirit, soul”) and Proto-Tocharian *āñcäme (“soul; self”).[1]

    Noun

    *ánemos m

    1. wind

    Inflection

    O-stem, masc./fem.
    singular dual plural
    nominative *ánemos *ánemō *ánemoi
    vocative *áneme *ánemō *ánemoi
    accusative *ánemon *ánemō *ánemons
    genitive *ánemoyyo *ánemoyyun *ánemōn
    dative *ánemōi *ánemoyyun *ánemois
    locative *ánemoi, -ei — *ánemoihi
    instrumental *ánemō — *ánemōis

    Descendants

    • Ancient Greek: ἄνεμος (ánemos)
      • Greek: άνεμος (ánemos)
    • Mycenaean Greek: 𐀀𐀚𐀗 pl (a-ne-mo /⁠ánemoi⁠/)

    References

    1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “ἄνεμος”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 101-2
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