Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/suHnús

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

Alternative forms

Etymology

    u-stem derivation from the root *sewH- (“to give birth”), thus the original meaning being "birth, fruit of the body". Tocharian, Greek and Armenian reflect the -yu- derivation from the same root: *suHyús. Sanskrit सूषा (sūṣā́, “parturient woman”) and Albanian gjysh (< Proto-Albanian *sūšā) derived from later variation *suHsós.

    Noun

    *suh₁nús or *suh₃nús m[1]

    1. son

    Inflection

    A. Sihler's reconstruction
    singular plural
    nominative *suHnús *suHnéwes
    vocative *suHnów *suHnéwes
    accusative *suHnúm *suHnúms
    genitive *suHnóws *suHnéwom
    ablative *suHnóws *suHnúbʰ-
    dative *suHnéwey *suHnúbʰ-
    locative *suHnḗw *suHnúsu
    instrumental *suHnwéh₁ *suHnúbʰ-

    Coordinate terms

    Derived terms

    • *suHnukikos
      • Tocharian:
        • Tocharian B: soṃśke

    Descendants

    • Proto-Balto-Slavic: *sū́ˀnus (see there for further descendants)
    • Proto-Celtic: *sunus (see there for further descendants)
    • Proto-Germanic: *sunuz (see there for further descendants)
    • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *suHnúš (see there for further descendants)

    References

    1. ^ Wodtko, Dagmar S., Irslinger, Britta, Schneider, Carolin (2008) “*suH-”, in Nomina im indogermanischen Lexikon [Nouns in the Indo-European Lexicon] (in German), Heidelberg: Universitätsverlag Winter, pages 686-690
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