Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/h₂óyu

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

• *h₂eyu-

Etymology

From the root *h₂ey-.

Noun

*h₂óyu n

1. long time, lifetime

Inflection

Athematic, proterokinetic
	singular
nominative	*h₂óyu
genitive	*h₂yéws
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*h₂óyu	*h₂óywih₁	*h₂óyuh₂
vocative	*h₂óyu	*h₂óywih₁	*h₂óyuh₂
accusative	*h₂óyu	*h₂óywih₁	*h₂óyuh₂
genitive	*h₂yéws	*?	*h₂yéwoHom
ablative	*h₂yéws	*?	*h₂yúmos
dative	*h₂yéwey	*?	*h₂yúmos
locative	*h₂yéw, *h₂yéwi	*?	*h₂yúsu
instrumental	*h₂yúh₁	*?	*h₂yúbʰi

Derived terms

• *h₂y-ew- (extended root)
• *h₂oy-u-s (oblique stem *h₂y-wé-)
  • Hellenic: *aiwei (locative)
    • Ancient Greek: αἰεί (aieí, “always”)
• *h₂oy-w-o-
  • Germanic: *aiwaz (see there for further descendants)
  • Italic: *aiwom
    • Latin: aevum
• *h₂oy-u-Hō
  • Hellenic:
    • Ancient Greek: αἰϝών (aiwṓn), αἰών (aiṓn)
• *h₂yéw-Hō
• *h₂y-(e)w-gʷih₃-
  • Germanic: *aiwukiz (see there for further descendants)
  • Hellenic:
    • Ancient Greek: ὑγιής (hugiḗs)
  • Indo-Iranian: *HyawǰiH
    • Iranian: *HyawǰiH
      • Avestan: 𐬫𐬀𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬈-𐬘𐬍-‎ (yauuae-jī-)
      • → Old Armenian: յաւէժ (yawēž)
  • Italic:
    • Latin: iūgis

Descendants

• Armenian: *ayú
  • Old Armenian: այո (ayo) (possibly)
• Indo-Iranian: *Hā́yu (see there for further descendants)

Further reading

• Pokorny, Julius (1959) Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume I, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 17