Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/h₂óyu

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

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Alternative forms

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  • *h₂eyu-

Etymology

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    From *h₂ey- (vital force, life, age, eternity).

    Noun

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    *h₂óyu n (oblique stem *h₂yéw-)[1][2]

    1. long time, lifetime

    Inflection

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    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, *h₂yúbʰos
    dative *h₂yéwey *? *h₂yúmos, *h₂yúbʰos
    locative *h₂yéw, *h₂yéwi *? *h₂yúsu
    instrumental *h₂yúh₁ *? *h₂yúmis, *h₂yúbʰis

    Derived terms

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    • *h₂y-ew- (extended root)
    • *h₂eyw- ~ *h₂eyu-
      • Proto-Albanian: *aiwesyā
    • *h₂oy-u-s (oblique stem *h₂y-wé-)
      • Proto-Hellenic: *aiwei (locative)
        • Ancient Greek: αἰεί (aieí, always)
    • *h₂oy-w-o-
      • Proto-Germanic: *aiwaz (see there for further descendants)
      • Proto-Italic: *aiwom
    • *h₂ey-w-es- (s-stem)
      • *h₂ey-w-es-to-
        • Proto-Celtic: *aiwestom (see there for further descendants)
    • *h₂oy-u-
    • *h₂yéw-Hō (young) (see there for further descendants)
    • *h₂y-(e)w-gʷih₃-
    • *h₂óyu kʷíd (see there for further descendants)
    Unsorted formations
    • Hittite: [script needed] (nāwi, not yet)

    Descendants

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    • Proto-Albanian: *eta
    • Proto-Armenian: *ayú
    • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *Hā́yu (see there for further descendants)

    References

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    1. ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN
    2. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN
    3. ^ Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 59

    Further reading

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