Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/suHyús

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

U-stem derivation from the root *sewH- (“to give birth”), thus the original meaning being "birth, fruit of the body". Balto-Slavic, Indo-Iranian, Germanic and also Tocharian B reflect the -nu- derivation from the same root: *suHnús.

Noun

*suh₁yús or *suh₃yús m[1]

  1. alternative form of *suHnús

Inflection

Sihler's reconstruction
Singular Plural
nominative *suHyús *suHyéwes
vocative *suHyów *suHyéwes
accusative *suHyúm *suHyúms
genitive *suHyóws *suHyéwom
ablative *suHyóws *suHyúbʰ(y)os, suHyúmos
dative *suHyéwey *suHyúbʰ(y)os, suHyúmos
locative *suHyḗw, *suHyewi *suHyúsu
instrumental *suHywéh₁ *suHyúbʰis, suHyúmis

Descendants

  • Armenian:
    • ⇒ Old Armenian: ուստր (ustr)
  • Proto-Hellenic: *hūyús (see there for further descendants)
  • Tocharian:
    • Tocharian A: se
    • Tocharian B: soy

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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