Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/pHtā́

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 earlier *pHtā́r, from Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr. Cognate with Proto-Italic *patēr, Proto-Hellenic *patḗr, Proto-Germanic *fadēr.

Noun

*pHtā́ m

1. father

Declension

r-stem
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*pHtā́	*pHtáraH, -ā́raH	*pHtáras, -ā́ras
vocative	*pHtar	*pHtáraH, -ā́raH	*pHtáras, -ā́ras
accusative	*pHtáram, *-ā́ram, *-r̥m	*pHtáraH, -ā́raH	*pHtŕ̥Nš
instrumental	*pHtráH	*pHtŕ̥bʰyā(m)	*pHtŕ̥bʰiš
ablative	*pHtŕ̥š, *-rás	*pHtŕ̥bʰyā(m)	*pHtŕ̥bʰyas
dative	*pHtráy	*pHtŕ̥bʰyā(m)	*pHtŕ̥bʰyas
genitive	*pHtŕ̥š, *-rás	*pHtráw	*pHtrā́m
locative	*pHtári	—	*pHtŕ̥šu

Descendants

• Proto-Indo-Aryan: *pHtā́
  • Sanskrit: पितृ (pitṛ́), पिता (pitā́, nom.sg.) (see there for further descendants)
• Proto-Iranian: *pHtā́ (see there for further descendants)

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “pitŕ̊”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press