Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/māmsám

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 edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Indo-European *mēms-ó-m, thematicization of *mḗms, from *mems- (flesh, meat).

Noun edit

*māmsám n

  1. flesh, meat

Declension edit

neuter a-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *māmsam *māmsay *māmsaH
vocative *māmsam *māmsay *māmsaH
accusative *māmsam *māmsay *māmsaH
instrumental *māmsā *māmsaybʰyaH, -ābʰyām *māmsāyš
ablative *māmsāt *māmsaybʰyaH, -ābʰyām *māmsaybʰyas
dative *māmsāy *māmsaybʰyaH, -ābʰyām *māmsaybʰyas
genitive *māmsasya *māmsayās *māmsāna(H)m
locative *māmsay *māmsayaw *māmsayšu

Descendants edit

  • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *māmsám
    • Sanskrit: मांस (māṃsá) (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Nuristani: *mā̃sá
    • Northern Nuristani:
    • Southern Nuristani: