Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/néptih₂

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

Etymology

From the noun *népōts (“grandson”) +‎ *-ih₂ (athematic feminine suffix).

Noun

*néptih₂ f

1. granddaughter
2. niece

Inflection

Athematic, proterokinetic
	singular
nominative	*néptih₂
genitive	*néptyeh₂s
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*néptih₂	*néptih₂h₁(e)	*néptih₂es
vocative	*néptih₂	*néptih₂h₁(e)	*néptih₂es
accusative	*néptih₂m̥	*néptih₂h₁(e)	*néptih₂m̥s
genitive	*néptyeh₂s	*?	*néptyeh₂oHom
ablative	*néptyeh₂s	*?	*néptyeh₂mos, *néptyeh₂bʰos
dative	*néptyeh₂ey	*?	*néptyeh₂mos, *néptyeh₂bʰos
locative	*néptyeh₂, *néptyeh₂i	*?	*néptyeh₂su
instrumental	*néptyeh₂h₁	*?	*néptyeh₂mis, *néptyeh₂bʰis

Descendants

• Proto-Celtic: *nextī (see there for further descendants)
• Proto-Germanic: *niftiz (see there for further descendants)
• Proto-Indo-Iranian: *náptiH
  • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *naptíH
    • Sanskrit: नप्ती (naptī́)
  • Proto-Iranian: *náptiH
    • Avestan: 𐬥𐬀𐬞𐬙𐬍 (naptī)
• Proto-Italic: *neptis
  • Latin: neptis (see there for further descendants)

References

• Mallory, J. P. with Adams, D. Q. (2006) The Oxford Introduction to Proto-Indo-European and the Proto-Indo-European World (Oxford Linguistics), New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 213