Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/Hráwma

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 *Hréw-mn̥, from Proto-Indo-European *Hrew- (“to tear out”).

Noun

*Hráwma n

1. hair, body hair

Declension

consonant stem
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*Hráwma	*Hráwmā́w	*Hráwmás
vocative	*Hráwm	*Hráwmā́w	*Hráwmás
accusative	*Hráwmám	*Hráwmā́w	*Hráwmás
instrumental	*HráwmáH	*HráwmbʰyáH, -bʰyā́m	*Hráwmbʰíš
ablative	*Hráwmás	*HráwmbʰyáH, -bʰyā́m	*HráwmbʰyáH
dative	*Hráwmáy	*HráwmbʰyáH, -bʰyā́m	*HráwmbʰyáH
genitive	*Hráwmás	*Hráwmáwš	*Hráwmām
locative	*Hráwmí	*Hráwmáwš	*Hráwmsu

Descendants

• Proto-Indo-Aryan: *Hráwma
  • Sanskrit: रोमन् (róman), लोमन् (lóman) — later variant
    • Pali: loma, roma, loma
      • → Khmer: រោម (room)
    • Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀭𑁄𑀫 (roma)
      • Hindi: रोयाँ (royā̃)
    • → Old Tamil: 𑀉𑀭𑁄𑀫𑀫𑁆 (urōmam)
      • Tamil: உரோமம் (urōmam)
    • → Tamil: ரோமம் (rōmam)
• Proto-Iranian: *Hráwma (see there for further descendants)