Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/káHmas

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 *kóh₂-mo-s, from *keh₂- (to desire, wish) +‎ *-mos (deverbal noun suffix).

    Noun

    *káHmas m

    1. wish, desire

    Declension

    masculine a-stem
    singular dual plural
    nominative *káHmas *káHmā(w) *káHmās(as)
    vocative *káHma *káHmā(w) *káHmās(as)
    accusative *káHmam *káHmā(w) *káHmāns
    instrumental *káHmaH *káHmaybʰyā(m) *káHmāyš
    ablative *káHmāt *káHmaybʰyā(m) *káHmaybʰyas
    dative *káHmāy *káHmaybʰyā(m) *káHmaybʰyas
    genitive *káHmasya *káHmayās *káHmānaHam
    locative *káHmay *káHmayaw *káHmayšu

    Descendants

    • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *káHmas
      • Sanskrit: काम (kā́ma) (see there for further descendants)
    • Proto-Iranian: *káHmah (see there for further descendants)

    References