Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/méǵh₂yōs
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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 edit
Etymology edit
From the adjective *méǵh₂s (“big, great”) + *-yōs (intensive suffix).
Adjective edit
*méǵh₂yōs
Inflection edit
| Athematic, amphikinetic | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | ||
| nominative | *méǵh₂yōs | *m̥ǵh₂yésih₂ | |
| genitive | *m̥ǵh₂isés | *m̥ǵh₂isyéh₂s | |
| masculine | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *méǵh₂yōs | *méǵh₂yosh₁(e) | *méǵh₂yoses |
| vocative | *méǵh₂yos | *méǵh₂yosh₁(e) | *méǵh₂yoses |
| accusative | *méǵh₂yosm̥ | *méǵh₂yosh₁(e) | *méǵh₂yosm̥s |
| genitive | *m̥ǵh₂isés | *? | *m̥ǵh₂isóHom |
| ablative | *m̥ǵh₂isés | *? | *m̥ǵh₂ismós |
| dative | *m̥ǵh₂iséy | *? | *m̥ǵh₂ismós |
| locative | *m̥ǵh₂yés, *m̥ǵh₂yési | *? | *m̥ǵh₂isú |
| instrumental | *m̥ǵh₂iséh₁ | *? | *m̥ǵh₂ismís |
| feminine | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *m̥ǵh₂yésih₂ | *m̥ǵh₂yésih₂h₁(e) | *m̥ǵh₂yésih₂es |
| vocative | *m̥ǵh₂yésih₂ | *m̥ǵh₂yésih₂h₁(e) | *m̥ǵh₂yésih₂es |
| accusative | *m̥ǵh₂yésih₂m̥ | *m̥ǵh₂yésih₂h₁(e) | *m̥ǵh₂yésih₂m̥s |
| genitive | *m̥ǵh₂isyéh₂s | *? | *m̥ǵh₂isyéh₂oHom |
| ablative | *m̥ǵh₂isyéh₂s | *? | *m̥ǵh₂isyéh₂mos |
| dative | *m̥ǵh₂isyéh₂ey | *? | *m̥ǵh₂isyéh₂mos |
| locative | *m̥ǵh₂isyéh₂, *m̥ǵh₂isyéh₂i | *? | *m̥ǵh₂isyéh₂su |
| instrumental | *m̥ǵh₂isyéh₂h₁ | *? | *m̥ǵh₂isyéh₂mis |
| neuter | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *méǵh₂yos | *méǵh₂yosih₁ | *méǵh₂yōs |
| vocative | *méǵh₂yos | *méǵh₂yosih₁ | *méǵh₂yōs |
| accusative | *méǵh₂yos | *méǵh₂yosih₁ | *méǵh₂yōs |
| genitive | *m̥ǵh₂isés | *? | *m̥ǵh₂isóHom |
| ablative | *m̥ǵh₂isés | *? | *m̥ǵh₂ismós |
| dative | *m̥ǵh₂iséy | *? | *m̥ǵh₂ismós |
| locative | *m̥ǵh₂yés, *m̥ǵh₂yési | *? | *m̥ǵh₂isú |
| instrumental | *m̥ǵh₂iséh₁ | *? | *m̥ǵh₂ismís |
Derived terms edit
- *méǵh₂-is-to-s (“biggest”)
- Proto-Hellenic: *mégistos
- Ancient Greek: μέγιστος (mégistos)
- Proto-Indo-Iranian: *maȷ́ʰištʰas
- Proto-Indo-Aryan: *máźʰiṣṭʰas
- Sanskrit: महिष्ठ (máhiṣṭha)
- Proto-Iranian: *májištas
- Avestan: 𐬨𐬀𐬰𐬌𐬱𐬙𐬀 (mazišta)
- Parthian: (/masišt/)
- Manichaean script: [Manichaean needed] (msyšt)
- Old Persian: [Term?] (/*maþista/)
- Middle Persian: (/mehist/)
- Manichaean script: [Manichaean needed] (mhyst)
- Book Pahlavi script: [Book Pahlavi needed] (msst')
- Classical Persian: مهست (mehest, “greatest, biggest”)
- Middle Persian: (/mehist/)
- Proto-Indo-Aryan: *máźʰiṣṭʰas
- Proto-Hellenic: *mégistos
- *méǵh₂-is-tero-s
- Proto-Italic: *magisteros
- Faliscan: 𐌌𐌀𐌂𐌉𐌔𐌕𐌓𐌀𐌕𐌖 (macistratu, “magistracy”)
- Latin: magister
- Umbrian: 𐌌𐌄𐌔𐌕𐌓𐌖 (mestru)
- Venetic: 𐌌𐌀𐌉𐌔𐌕𐌄𐌓𐌀𐌕𐌏𐌓𐌁𐌏𐌔 (maisteratorbos)
- Proto-Italic: *magisteros
- *m(e)ǵh₂-is-m̥mo-
- Proto-Italic: *magisəmos
- Latin: maximus
- Proto-Italic: *magisəmos