Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/suHnús
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This Proto-Indo-European 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-European[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
u-stem derivation from the root *sewH- (“to give birth”), thus the original meaning being "birth, fruit of the body". Tocharian, Greek and Armenian reflect the -yu- derivation from the same root: *suHyús. Sanskrit सूषा (sūṣā́, “parturient woman”) and Albanian gjysh (< Proto-Albanian *sūšā) derived from later variation *suHsós.
Noun[edit]
*suh₁nús or *suh₃nús m[1]
Inflection[edit]
| A. Sihler's reconstruction | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *suHnús | *suHnéwes | |
| vocative | *suHnów | *suHnéwes | |
| accusative | *suHnúm | *suHnúms | |
| genitive | *suHnóws | *suHnéwom | |
| ablative | *suHnóws | *suHnúbʰ- | |
| dative | *suHnéwey | *suHnúbʰ- | |
| locative | *suHnḗw | *suHnúsu | |
| instrumental | *suHnwéh₁ | *suHnúbʰ- | |
Coordinate terms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
- *suHnukikos
- Tocharian:
- Tocharian B: soṃśke
- Tocharian:
Descendants[edit]
- Proto-Balto-Slavic: *sū́ˀnus (see there for further descendants)
- Proto-Germanic: *sunuz (see there for further descendants)
- Proto-Indo-Iranian: *suHnúš (see there for further descendants)
References[edit]
- ^ Wodtko, Dagmar S., Irslinger, Britta, Schneider, Carolin (2008) “*suH-”, in Nomina im indogermanischen Lexikon [Nouns in the Indo-European Lexicon] (in German), Heidelberg: Universitätsverlag Winter, pages 686-690