Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/h₂éḱmō
Proto-Indo-European
Etymology
From *h₂eḱ- (“sharp”) + *-mō (agentive nominal suffix), referring to the cutting sharpness of stone.
Noun
*h₂éḱmō m
Inflection
| Athematic, amphikinetic | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | |||
| nominative | *h₂éḱmō | ||
| genitive | *h₂ḱnés | ||
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative | *h₂éḱmō | *h₂éḱmonh₁(e) | *h₂éḱmones |
| vocative | *h₂éḱmon | *h₂éḱmonh₁(e) | *h₂éḱmones |
| accusative | *h₂éḱmonm̥ | *h₂éḱmonh₁(e) | *h₂éḱmonm̥s |
| genitive | *h₂ḱnés | *? | *h₂ḱnóHom |
| ablative | *h₂ḱnés | *? | *h₂ḱn̥mós, *h₂ḱn̥bʰós |
| dative | *h₂ḱnéy | *? | *h₂ḱn̥mós, *h₂ḱn̥bʰós |
| locative | *h₂ḱmén, *h₂ḱméni | *? | *h₂ḱn̥sú |
| instrumental | *h₂ḱnéh₁ | *? | *h₂ḱn̥mís, *h₂ḱn̥bʰís |
Alternative reconstructions
- *h₄éḱmō[1]
Derived terms
- >? *h₂eḱm-o-ro-s
Descendants
- Proto-Balto-Slavic: *ákmō, *kā́ˀmō (see there for further descendants)
- >? Proto-Germanic: *himinaz (from a metathesized *h₂ḱémō) (see there for further descendants)
- Proto-Hellenic:
- Proto-Indo-Iranian: *Háćmā (see there for further descendants)
References
- ^ Mallory, J. P., Adams, D. Q. (2006) “*h₄éḱmōn”, in The Oxford introduction to Proto-Indo-European and the Proto-Indo-European world, Oxford University Press, pages 98, 121