Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/-mъ
Proto-Slavic
Etymology 1
From Proto-Balto-Slavic *-mas, from Proto-Indo-European *-mos. Cognates include Lithuanian -mas, -smas, Ancient Greek -μός (-mós).
Suffix
*-mъ m[1]
Alternative forms
Derived terms
Proto-Slavic terms suffixed with *-mъ
Notes
Usually attested in inherited forms.
Etymology 2
From Proto-Indo-European *-mos (or *-mom),[2] perhaps ultimately from *me. Compare Latin -mus.
Suffix
*-mъ
- ending of the 1st person plural
Descendants
- Old Church Slavonic: -мъ (-mŭ)
References
- ^ Sławski, Franciszek, editor (1976), “Suf. -mъ”, in Słownik prasłowiański [Proto-Slavic Dictionary] (in Polish), volume 2 (caca – davьnota), Wrocław: Ossolineum, page 13
- ^ Langston, Keith (2017–2018) “Chapter XIII: Slavic”, in Klein, Jared S., Joseph, Brian D., Fritz, Matthias, editors, Handbook of Comparative and Historical Indo-European Linguistics: An International Handbook (Handbücher zur Sprach- und Kommunikationswissenschaft [Handbooks of Linguistics and Communication Science]; 41.2), Berlin, Boston: De Gruyter Mouton, →ISBN, § The morphology of Slavic, page 1553