Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/bʰorós

This Proto-Indo-European 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-Indo-European

Etymology

From *bʰer- (“to carry”) +‎ *-ós (agentive adjective suffix).

Adjective

*bʰorós

carrying, bearing

Inflection

Thematic
	masculine	feminine
nominative	*bʰorós	*bʰoréh₂
genitive	*bʰorósyo	*bʰoréh₂s
masculine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*bʰorós	*bʰoróh₁	*bʰoróes
vocative	*bʰoré	*bʰoróh₁	*bʰoróes
accusative	*bʰoróm	*bʰoróh₁	*bʰoróms
genitive	*bʰorósyo	*?	*bʰoróHom
ablative	*bʰoréad	*?	bʰorómos, bʰoróbʰos
dative	*bʰoróey	*?	bʰorómos, bʰoróbʰos
locative	bʰoréy, bʰoróy	*?	*bʰoróysu
instrumental	*bʰoróh₁	*?	*bʰorṓys
feminine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*bʰoréh₂	*bʰoréh₂h₁(e)	*bʰoréh₂es
vocative	*bʰoréh₂	*bʰoréh₂h₁(e)	*bʰoréh₂es
accusative	*bʰorā́m	*bʰoréh₂h₁(e)	*bʰoréh₂m̥s
genitive	*bʰoréh₂s	*?	*bʰoréh₂oHom
ablative	*bʰoréh₂s	*?	bʰoréh₂mos, bʰoréh₂bʰos
dative	*bʰoréh₂ey	*?	bʰoréh₂mos, bʰoréh₂bʰos
locative	bʰoréh₂, bʰoréh₂i	*?	*bʰoréh₂su
instrumental	*bʰoréh₂h₁	*?	bʰoréh₂mis, bʰoréh₂bʰis
neuter	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*bʰoróm	*bʰoróy(h₁)	*bʰoréh₂
vocative	*bʰoróm	*bʰoróy(h₁)	*bʰoréh₂
accusative	*bʰoróm	*bʰoróy(h₁)	*bʰoréh₂
genitive	*bʰorósyo	*?	*bʰoróHom
ablative	*bʰoréad	*?	bʰorómos, bʰoróbʰos
dative	*bʰoróey	*?	bʰorómos, bʰoróbʰos
locative	bʰoréy, bʰoróy	*?	*bʰoróysu
instrumental	*bʰoróh₁	*?	*bʰorṓys

Descendants

Proto-Balto-Slavic:
- Proto-Slavic: *borъ (“set, assembly”) (nominalized)
Proto-Hellenic: *pʰorós
- Ancient Greek: φορός (phorós, “bearing, carrying, tending”)
Proto-Indo-Iranian: *bʰārás
- Proto-Indo-Aryan: *bʰārás
  - Sanskrit: भार (bhārá-, “bearing, carrying, bringing; bestowing, granting; burden, load, weight”)
- Proto-Iranian: *bāráh
  - Avestan: 𐬠𐬁𐬭𐬀 (bāra)
  - Old Median: *-βārə́h
Proto-Italic: *-foros
- Latin: -fer