Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/twós

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

Thematisation of *tú(h₂).

Pronoun

*twós[1][2][3]

  1. your, possessive pronoun of *túh₂
    Synonym: *tewós
    Coordinate terms: *mós, *swós

Inflection

Thematic
masculine feminine
nominative *twós *twéh₂
genitive *twósyo *twéh₂s
masculine singular dual plural
nominative *twós *twóh₁ *twóes
vocative *twé *twóh₁ *twóes
accusative *twóm *twóh₁ *twóms
genitive *twósyo *? *twóHom
ablative *twéad *? *twómos, *twóbʰos
dative *twóey *? *twómos, *twóbʰos
locative *twéy, *twóy *? *twóysu
instrumental *twóh₁ *? *twṓys
feminine singular dual plural
nominative *twéh₂ *twéh₂h₁(e) *twéh₂es
vocative *twéh₂ *twéh₂h₁(e) *twéh₂es
accusative *twā́m *twéh₂h₁(e) *twéh₂m̥s
genitive *twéh₂s *? *twéh₂oHom
ablative *twéh₂s *? *twéh₂mos, *twéh₂bʰos
dative *twéh₂ey *? *twéh₂mos, *twéh₂bʰos
locative *twéh₂, *twéh₂i *? *twéh₂su
instrumental *twéh₂h₁ *? *twéh₂mis, *twéh₂bʰis
neuter singular dual plural
nominative *twóm *twóy(h₁) *twéh₂
vocative *twóm *twóy(h₁) *twéh₂
accusative *twóm *twóy(h₁) *twéh₂
genitive *twósyo *? *twóHom
ablative *twéad *? *twómos, *twóbʰos
dative *twóey *? *twómos, *twóbʰos
locative *twéy, *twóy *? *twóysu
instrumental *twóh₁ *? *twṓys

Descendants

  • Proto-Armenian:
  • Proto-Balto-Slavic: *twajas
    • Old Prussian: twais
    • Proto-Slavic: *tvojь
  • Proto-Hellenic:
  • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *twás
    • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *twás
    • Proto-Iranian:

References

  1. ^ Dunkel, George E. (2014) Lexikon der indogermanischen Partikeln und Pronominalstämme [Lexicon of Indo-European Particles and Pronominal Stems] (in German), volume 2: Lexikon, Heidelberg: Universitätsverlag Winter, →ISBN, page 813
  2. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “σύ”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 1419-20:PIE *t(e)uo-
  3. ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992) “tva-¹”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[1] (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 682-683:*t(e)u̯-ó-