Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/páćšma

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 *péḱ-s-mn̥ (that which is shorn), from *peḱ- (to shear, to pluck) +‎ *-mn̥ (deverbal noun suffix).

Noun

*páćšma n

  1. fine hair, bristles
  2. wool, fleece

Inflection

neuter consonant stem
singular dual plural
nominative *páćšma *páćšmaniH *páćšmān
vocative *páćšma *páćšmaniH *páćšmān
accusative *páćšma *páćšmaniH *páćšmān
instrumental *páćšmanaH *páćšmabʰyā(m) *páćšmabʰiš
ablative *páćšmans *páćšmabʰyā(m) *páćšmabʰyaH
dative *páćšmanay *páćšmabʰyā(m) *páćšmabʰyaH
genitive *páćšmans *páćšmanHās *páćšmanaHam
locative *páćšman(i) *páćšmanHaw *páćšmasu

Descendants

  • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *páṭṣma (eyelash)
  • Proto-Iranian: *pášma (wool) (see there for further descendants)