Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/dʰgʷʰéytis

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 *dʰgʷʰey- (to decline, perish) +‎ *-tis (abstract or action suffix).

    Noun

    *dʰgʷʰéytis f[1]

    1. decay, destruction

    Inflection

    Athematic, proterokinetic
    singular
    nominative *dʰgʷʰéytis
    genitive *dʰgʷʰitéys
    singular dual plural
    nominative *dʰgʷʰéytis *dʰgʷʰéytih₁(e) *dʰgʷʰéyteyes
    vocative *dʰgʷʰéyti *dʰgʷʰéytih₁(e) *dʰgʷʰéyteyes
    accusative *dʰgʷʰéytim *dʰgʷʰéytih₁(e) *dʰgʷʰéytims
    genitive *dʰgʷʰitéys *? *dʰgʷʰitéyoHom
    ablative *dʰgʷʰitéys *? *dʰgʷʰitímos, *dʰgʷʰitíbʰos
    dative *dʰgʷʰitéyey *? *dʰgʷʰitímos, *dʰgʷʰitíbʰos
    locative *dʰgʷʰitéy, *dʰgʷʰitḗy *? *dʰgʷʰitísu
    instrumental *dʰgʷʰitíh₁ *? *dʰgʷʰitímis, *dʰgʷʰitíbʰis

    Descendants

    • Proto-Hellenic: *kʷʰtʰítis
      • Ancient Greek: φθῐ́σῐς (phthĭ́sĭs) (see there for further descendants)
    • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *ȷ́ʰžʰítiš
      • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *ḍẓʰítiṣ
    • Proto-Italic: *(k)sitis[1]
      • Latin: sitis (see there for further descendants)

    References

    1. 1.0 1.1 De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “sitis”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 567-568:*dʰgʷʰi-ti- 'destruction, perishing'