Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/h₃éngʷn̥

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

Etymology

From *h₃engʷ- (“to smear, to anoint”) +‎ *-n̥.

Noun

*h₃éngʷn̥ n

1. fat, butter

Inflection

Athematic, proterokinetic
	singular	collective
nominative	*h₃éngʷn̥	*h₃éngʷō
genitive	*h₃n̥gʷéns	*h₃n̥gʷnés
	singular	dual	plural	collective
nominative	*h₃éngʷn̥	—	—	*h₃éngʷō
vocative	*h₃éngʷn̥	—	—	*h₃éngʷō
accusative	*h₃éngʷn̥	—	—	*h₃éngʷō
genitive	*h₃n̥gʷéns	—	—	*h₃n̥gʷnés
ablative	*h₃n̥gʷéns	—	—	*h₃n̥gʷnés
dative	*h₃n̥gʷéney	—	—	*h₃n̥gʷnéy
locative	*h₃n̥gʷén, *h₃n̥gʷéni	—	—	*h₃n̥gʷén, *h₃n̥gʷéni
instrumental	*h₃n̥gʷénh₁	—	—	*h₃n̥gʷnéh₁

Descendants

• Proto-Celtic: *amban (see there for further descendants)
• Proto-Germanic: *ankwô (see there for further descendants)
• Proto-Italic: *ongʷn̥
  • Latin: unguen
  • Umbrian: 𐌖𐌌𐌄𐌍 (umen, acc.sg.), 𐌖𐌌𐌍𐌄 (umne, “ointment”, abl.sg.)
    • → Latin: ōmentum
      • → Catalan: oment
      • → English: omentum
      • → Italian: omento
      • → Spanish: omento
• Proto-Indo-Iranian: *Hā́nǰanam (thematicization of *h₃éngʷen- with irregular long vowel)
  • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *Hā́nǰanam
    • Sanskrit: आञ्जन (ā́ñjana, “ointment, fat”)
  • ⇒ Proto-Nuristani: *annabr̥tá (“ghee”) (with *bʰer- (“to bear, carry”))
    • Northern Nuristani:
      • Kamkata-viri:

        Kamviri: anū́

        Kativiri: anév

    • Southern Nuristani:
      • Ashkun: anā́
      • Waigali: ënëvřë