Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/-mъ

This Proto-Slavic 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-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]

  1. Derives nouns.
    *kosmъ*kosa
    *šumъ*šu-
    *kъrmъ*ḱerh₃-

Alternative forms

Derived terms

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

  1. ending of the 1st person plural
Descendants
  • Old Church Slavonic: -мъ (-mŭ)

References

  1. ^ Sławski, Franciszek, editor (1976), “Suf. -mъ”, in Słownik prasłowiański [Proto-Slavic Dictionary] (in Polish), volume 2 (caca – davьnota), Wrocław: Ossolineum, page 13
  2. ^ 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