Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/Háǰʰiš

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 *h₁égʷʰis (snake).[1][2]

Noun

*Háǰʰiš m[1]

  1. snake

Declension

masculine/feminine i-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *Háǰʰiš *HáǰʰiH *Háǰʰayas
vocative *Háǰʰay *HáǰʰiH *Háǰʰayas
accusative *Háǰʰim *HáǰʰiH *Háǰʰinš
instrumental *HáǰʰiH *Háǰʰibʰyā(m) *Háǰʰibʰiš
ablative *Háǰʰayš *Háǰʰibʰyā(m) *Háǰʰibʰyas
dative *Háǰʰayay *Háǰʰibʰyā(m) *Háǰʰibʰyas
genitive *Háǰʰayš *Háǰʰiyās *HáǰʰiHnaHam
locative *Háǰʰāy *Háǰʰiyaw *Háǰʰišu

Descendants

  • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *Háźʰiṣ
    • Sanskrit: अहि (áhi) (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Iranian: *Háǰiš (see there for further descendants)

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Lubotsky, Alexander (2011) “áhi-”, in The Indo-Aryan Inherited Lexicon (in progress) (Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Project), Leiden University, page 18
  2. ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992) “áhi-”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[1] (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 156