Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/Hántamas

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 *h₁én-tm̥mos, from *h₁én (“in”) +‎ *-tm̥mos.

Adjective

*Hántamas[1]

  1. closest, nearest
  2. intimate

Descendants

  • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *Hántamas
  • Proto-Iranian: *Hántamah
    • Avestan: 𐬀𐬧𐬙𐬆𐬨𐬀 (aṇtəma, “intimate”)

References

  1. ^ Lubotsky, Alexander (2011) “ántama-”, in The Indo-Aryan Inherited Lexicon (in progress) (Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Project), Leiden University
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