Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/dṓm

This Proto-Indo-European entry contains reconstructed words 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-EuropeanEdit

EtymologyEdit

From *dem- ‎(“to build”).

NounEdit

*dṓm f

1. home
2. house

DeclensionEdit

Athematic, acrostatic
	singular
nominative	*dṓm
genitive	*déms
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*dṓm	*dómh₁(e)	*dómes
vocative	*dóm	*dómh₁(e)	*dómes
accusative	*dṓm	*dómh₁(e)	*dómn̥s
genitive	*déms	*?	*démoHom
ablative	*déms	*?	*démmos
dative	*démey	*?	*démmos
locative	*dém, *démi	*?	*démsu
instrumental	*démh₁	*?	*démbʰi

Derived termsEdit

• *déms pótis

DescendantsEdit

• Armenian:
  • Old Armenian: տուն ‎(tun)
    • Armenian: տուն ‎(tun)
  • Old Armenian: տանուտէր ‎(tanutēr)
• Balto-Slavic:
  • Latvian: nams
  • Lithuanian: namas
  • Slavic: *domъ
• Hellenic:
  • Ancient Greek: δῶ ‎(dô), δόμος ‎(dómos) (secondary o-stem)
• Indo-Iranian:
  • Indo-Aryan:
    • Sanskrit: दम् ‎(dám), दम ‎(dáma)
  • Iranian:
    • Avestan: 𐬛𐬄𐬨 ‎(dąm)
    • Kurdish: bindav ‎(“basement”) (derived from bin ground, foundation + dav)
• Italic:
  • Latin: domus

ReferencesEdit