Reconstruction:Proto-Hellenic/spátʰā

This Proto-Hellenic 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-Hellenic

Etymology

Probably from Proto-Indo-European *sph₂-dʰh₁-éh₂ with accent shift, from *(s)peh₂- (“to draw”) +‎ *dʰeh₁- (“to do, to put”) +‎ *-eh₂ (feminine ending). Compare Proto-Germanic *spadō (“spade”), and (perhaps) with a different suffix Hittite 𒅖𒉺𒀀𒋻 (išpātar, “skewer, dagger”).

Noun

*spátʰā f

1. blade

Inflection

Ā-stem, feminine
Nominative	*spátʰā
Genitive	*spátʰās
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	*spátʰā	*spátʰae	*spátʰai
Vocative	*spátʰā	*spátʰae	*spátʰai
Accusative	*spátʰān	*spátʰae	*spátʰans
Genitive	*spátʰās	*spátʰayyun	*spátʰāōn
Dative	*spátʰāi	*spátʰayyun	*spátʰais
Locative	*spátʰāi?	?	*spátʰāhi
Instrumental	*spátʰā	?	*spátʰāis

Related terms

• *spā́ō (“to draw”) (possibly)

Descendants

• Ancient Greek: σπάθη (spáthē)
  • Greek: σπαθί (spathí)
    • → Bulgarian: спатия (spatija)
  • → Latin: spatha (see there for further descendants)