Reconstruction:Proto-Hellenic/spátʰā

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

Probably from Proto-Indo-European *sph₂-dʰh₁-éh₂ with accent shift, from *(s)peh₂- (“to draw”) +‎ *dʰeh₁- (“to do, to put”) +‎ *-eh₂ (feminine ending). Compare Proto-Germanic *spadō (“spade”), as well as possibly Sanskrit स्फ्य (sphya, “shoulder-blade”) and,^[1] with a different suffix, perhaps Hittite 𒅖𒉺𒀀𒋻 (išpātar, “skewer, dagger”).

Noun

*spátʰā f

blade

Inflection

Ā-stem, feminine
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*spátʰā	*spátʰae	*spátʰai
vocative	*spátʰā	*spátʰae	*spátʰai
accusative	*spátʰān	*spátʰae	*spátʰans
genitive	*spátʰās	*spátʰayyun	*spátʰāōn
dative	*spátʰāi	*spátʰayyun	*spátʰais
locative	*spátʰāi?	*?	*spátʰāhi
instrumental	*spátʰā	*?	*spátʰāis

Related terms

*spā́ō (“to draw”) (possibly)

Descendants

Ancient Greek: σπάθη (spáthē)
- Greek: σπαθί (spathí)
  - → Bulgarian: спатия (spatija)
- → Latin: spatha (see there for further descendants)

References

^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “σπάθη”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 1374

[1] Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “σπάθη”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 1374

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