Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/-ma

This Proto-Indo-Iranian 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-Iranian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ ~ *-mén.

Suffix

*-ma n

1. deverbal nominal suffix.

Descendants

Category Proto-Indo-Iranian nouns suffixed with *-ma not found

• Proto-Indo-Aryan: *-ma
  • Sanskrit: -मन् (-man)
• Proto-Iranian: *-ma
  • Avestan: -𐬨𐬀𐬥 (-man)