Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/Hdántas

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

    Inherited from Proto-Indo-European *h₃dónt-o-s, thematized from *h₃dónts (tooth).

    Noun

    *Hdántas m

    1. tooth
      Synonym: *Hdánts

    Inflection

    masculine a-stem
    singular dual plural
    nominative *Hdántas *Hdántā(w) *Hdántās(as)
    vocative *Hdánta *Hdántā(w) *Hdántās(as)
    accusative *Hdántam *Hdántā(w) *Hdántāns
    instrumental *HdántaH *Hdántaybʰyā(m) *Hdántāyš
    ablative *Hdántāt *Hdántaybʰyā(m) *Hdántaybʰyas
    dative *Hdántāy *Hdántaybʰyā(m) *Hdántaybʰyas
    genitive *Hdántasya *Hdántayās *HdántānaHam
    locative *Hdántay *Hdántayaw *Hdántayšu

    Descendants

    • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *Hdántas
      • Sanskrit: दन्त (dánta) (see there for further descendants)
    • Proto-Iranian: *Hdántah (see there for further descendants)
    • Proto-Nuristani: *danta (see there for further descendants)