Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/ǵem-

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-European

Alternative forms

• *ǵemH-

Root

*ǵem-

1. to marry

Descendants

• *ǵm̥-is (“marriage”)
  • Iranian: *ȷ́ā́miš
    • Avestan: 𐬰𐬁𐬨𐬌‎ (zāmi, “giving birth”)
• *ǵm̥-rós (“son in law”)
  • Hellenic:
    • Ancient Greek: γαμβρός (gambrós)
  • Italic:
    • Latin: gener
• *ǵm̥-tis (“matrimony”)
  • Hellenic:
    • Ancient Greek: γαμσις (gamsis)
  • Iranian: *ȷ́ā́mtiš
    • Avestan: 𐬰𐬁𐬨𐬌𐬙𐬌‎ (zāmiti, “child-birth”)
• Unsorted formations:
  • Albanian: *dzanra
    • Albanian: dhëndër
  • Hellenic:
    • Ancient Greek: γᾰ́μος (gámos)
  • Indo-Iranian: *ȷ́ā́mātā (see there for further descendants)