Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/táwkma

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 *téwk-mn̥ ~ *tuk-méns, from *tewk- (to germ, seed) +‎ *-mn̥ (deverbal noun suffix).

Noun

*táwkma n

  1. seed
    Synonym: *bíHȷ́am

Inflection

neuter consonant stem
singular dual plural
nominative *táwkma *táwkmaniH *táwkmān
vocative *táwkma *táwkmaniH *táwkmān
accusative *táwkma *táwkmaniH *táwkmān
instrumental *táwkmanaH *táwkmabʰyā(m) *táwkmabʰiš
ablative *táwkmans *táwkmabʰyā(m) *táwkmabʰyaH
dative *táwkmanay *táwkmabʰyā(m) *táwkmabʰyaH
genitive *táwkmans *táwkmanHās *táwkmanaHam
locative *táwkman(i) *táwkmanHaw *táwkmasu

Descendants

  • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *táwkma
    • Sanskrit: तोक्मन् (tókman, a young blade of corn, esp. of barley, malt)
  • Proto-Iranian: *táwxma (see there for further descendants)