Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/matíš

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 *méntis.

Noun

*matíš f

1. thought

Declension

feminine i-stem
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*matíš	*matíH	*matáyas
vocative	*matáy	*matíH	*matáyas
accusative	*matím	*matíH	*matī́n, -ī́š
instrumental	*mat(išt)yā́	*matíbʰyām	*matíbʰiš
ablative	*matáyš, *-yáš	*matíbʰyām	*matíbʰyas
dative	*matáyay	*matíbʰyām	*matíbʰyas
genitive	*matáyš	*matyáwš	*matáyām?
locative	*matā́w, *-yā́	*matyáwš	*matíšu

Descendants

• Proto-Indo-Aryan: *matíṣ
  • Sanskrit: मति (matí, máti)
    • Pali: mati
      • → Thai: มติ (má-dtì)
      • → Khmer: មតិ (mĕəʼteʼ)
    • → Tamil: மதி (mati)
    • → Telugu: మతి (mati)
    • → Hindi: मति (mati) (learned)
    • ⇒ Sanskrit: मन्त्रिन् (mantrín) (see there for further descendants)