Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/nogʷós

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 *negʷ- (to be naked) +‎ *-ós (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

*nogʷós (non-ablauting)[1][2][3][4][5]

  1. naked

Inflection

Thematic
masculine feminine
nominative *nogʷós *nogʷéh₂
genitive *nogʷósyo *nogʷéh₂s
masculine singular dual plural
nominative *nogʷós *nogʷóh₁ *nogʷóes
vocative *nogʷé *nogʷóh₁ *nogʷóes
accusative *nogʷóm *nogʷóh₁ *nogʷóms
genitive *nogʷósyo *? *nogʷóHom
ablative *nogʷéad *? *nogʷómos, *nogʷóbʰos
dative *nogʷóey *? *nogʷómos, *nogʷóbʰos
locative *nogʷéy, *nogʷóy *? *nogʷóysu
instrumental *nogʷóh₁ *? *nogʷṓys
feminine singular dual plural
nominative *nogʷéh₂ *nogʷéh₂h₁(e) *nogʷéh₂es
vocative *nogʷéh₂ *nogʷéh₂h₁(e) *nogʷéh₂es
accusative *nogʷā́m *nogʷéh₂h₁(e) *nogʷéh₂m̥s
genitive *nogʷéh₂s *? *nogʷéh₂oHom
ablative *nogʷéh₂s *? *nogʷéh₂mos, *nogʷéh₂bʰos
dative *nogʷéh₂ey *? *nogʷéh₂mos, *nogʷéh₂bʰos
locative *nogʷéh₂, *nogʷéh₂i *? *nogʷéh₂su
instrumental *nogʷéh₂h₁ *? *nogʷéh₂mis, *nogʷéh₂bʰis
neuter singular dual plural
nominative *nogʷóm *nogʷóy(h₁) *nogʷéh₂
vocative *nogʷóm *nogʷóy(h₁) *nogʷéh₂
accusative *nogʷóm *nogʷóy(h₁) *nogʷéh₂
genitive *nogʷósyo *? *nogʷóHom
ablative *nogʷéad *? *nogʷómos, *nogʷóbʰos
dative *nogʷóey *? *nogʷómos, *nogʷóbʰos
locative *nogʷéy, *nogʷóy *? *nogʷóysu
instrumental *nogʷóh₁ *? *nogʷṓys

Descendants

  • Proto-Balto-Slavic: *nōˀgás
    • Latvian: nogs
    • Lithuanian: núogas
    • Proto-Slavic: *nȃgъ (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *nāgás
    • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *nāgás
      • Sanskrit: नाग (nāgá, elephant, literally the hairless one)[6]
  • *nogʷ-éh₂-ye-ti
    • Proto-Germanic: *nakwōną (see there for further descendants)

References

  1. ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 2, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 769
  2. ^ Derksen, Rick (2015) Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 339
  3. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*nakwe/ada-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 382
  4. ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “nūdus”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 417-418
  5. ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) “nāga-”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[2] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 33
  6. ^ Mallory, J. P., Adams, D. Q., editors (1997), Encyclopedia of Indo-European Culture, London, Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, page 45