Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/Yamás

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

Probably identical to *yamás (“twin”).

Proper noun

*Yamás m

1. (religion) Yama, god of the underworld

Declension

masculine a-stem
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*Yamás	*Yamā́	*Yamā́, -ā́s(as)
vocative	*Yama	*Yamā́	*Yamā́, -ā́s(as)
accusative	*Yamám	*Yamā́	*Yamā́ns
instrumental	*Yamā́	*YamáybʰyaH, -ā́bʰyām	*Yamā́yš
ablative	*Yamā́t	*YamáybʰyaH, -ā́bʰyām	*Yamáybʰyas
dative	*Yamā́y	*YamáybʰyaH, -ā́bʰyām	*Yamáybʰyas
genitive	*Yamásya	*Yamáyās	*Yamā́na(H)m
locative	*Yamáy	*Yamáyaw	*Yamáyšu

Descendants

• Proto-Indo-Aryan: *Yamás
  • Sanskrit: यम (yamá)
    • → Japanese: 夜摩 (Yama)
• Proto-Iranian: *Yamáh
  • Avestan: 𐬫𐬌𐬨𐬀 (yima)