Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/ȷ́ʰimás

This Proto-Indo-Iranian 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-Iranian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰimós (cold, frost).

Noun

*ȷ́ʰimás m

  1. cold, frost
  2. winter

Declension

masculine a-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *ȷ́ʰimás *ȷ́ʰimā́(w) *ȷ́ʰimā́s(as)
vocative *ȷ́ʰima *ȷ́ʰimā(w) *ȷ́ʰimās(as)
accusative *ȷ́ʰimám *ȷ́ʰimā́(w) *ȷ́ʰimā́ns
instrumental *ȷ́ʰimáH *ȷ́ʰimáybʰyā(m) *ȷ́ʰimā́yš
ablative *ȷ́ʰimā́t *ȷ́ʰimáybʰyā(m) *ȷ́ʰimáybʰyas
dative *ȷ́ʰimā́y *ȷ́ʰimáybʰyā(m) *ȷ́ʰimáybʰyas
genitive *ȷ́ʰimásya *ȷ́ʰimáyās *ȷ́ʰimā́naHam
locative *ȷ́ʰimáy *ȷ́ʰimáyaw *ȷ́ʰimáyšu

Descendants

  • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *źʰimás
    • Sanskrit: हिम (himá) (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Iranian: *jimáh (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Nuristani: *dzima (see there for further descendants)