Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/Yámas

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

Proper noun

*Yámas m

1. (religion) Yama, god of the underworld

Declension

masculine a-stem
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*Yámas	*Yámā	*Yámā, -ās(as)
vocative	*Yáma	*Yámā	*Yámā, -ās(as)
accusative	*Yámam	*Yámā	*Yámāns
instrumental	*Yámā	*YámaybʰyaH, -ābʰyām	*Yámāyš
ablative	*Yámāt	*YámaybʰyaH, -ābʰyām	*Yámaybʰyas
dative	*Yámāy	*YámaybʰyaH, -ābʰyām	*Yámaybʰyas
genitive	*Yámasya	*Yámayās	*Yámāna(H)m
locative	*Yámay	*Yámayaw	*Yámayšu

Descendants

• Proto-Indo-Aryan: *Yámas
  • Sanskrit: यम (yáma)
    • → Japanese: 夜摩 (Yama)
• Proto-Iranian: *Yámah
  • Avestan: 𐬫𐬌𐬨𐬀 (yima)