Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/Hámsas

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 *h₃émsos (shoulder).

Noun

*Hámsas

  1. shoulder

Declension

masculine a-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *Hámsas *Hámsā(w) *Hámsās(as)
vocative *Hámsa *Hámsā(w) *Hámsās(as)
accusative *Hámsam *Hámsā(w) *Hámsāns
instrumental *HámsaH *Hámsaybʰyā(m) *Hámsāyš
ablative *Hámsāt *Hámsaybʰyā(m) *Hámsaybʰyas
dative *Hámsāy *Hámsaybʰyā(m) *Hámsaybʰyas
genitive *Hámsasya *Hámsayās *HámsānaHam
locative *Hámsay *Hámsayaw *Hámsayšu

Descendants

  • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *Hámsas
  • Proto-Iranian: *Hámhah
    • Khotanese: [script needed] (humari, shoulder)
    • Ossetian: (shoulder blade)
      Digor Ossetian: онӕ (onæ), иуонӕ (iwonæ),
      Iron Ossetian: он (on), уон (uon), уӕн (wæn)