Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/Hnā́ma

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 *h₁nómn̥.

Noun

*Hnā́ma n

1. name

Inflection

neuter consonant stem
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*Hnā́ma	*Hnā́maniH	*Hnā́mān
vocative	*Hnā́ma	*Hnā́maniH	*Hnā́mān
accusative	*Hnā́ma	*Hnā́maniH	*Hnā́mān
instrumental	*Hnā́manaH	*Hnā́mabʰyā(m)	*Hnā́mabʰiš
ablative	*Hnā́mans	*Hnā́mabʰyā(m)	*Hnā́mabʰyaH
dative	*Hnā́manay	*Hnā́mabʰyā(m)	*Hnā́mabʰyaH
genitive	*Hnā́mans	*Hnā́manHās	*Hnā́manaHam
locative	*Hnā́man(i)	*Hnā́manHaw	*Hnā́masu

Descendants

• Proto-Indo-Aryan: *Hnā́ma
  • Sanskrit: नामन् (nā́man) (see there for further descendants)
• Proto-Iranian: *Hnā́ma (see there for further descendants)
• Proto-Nuristani: *nāma (see there for further descendants)