Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/sarpás

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 *serp- (to crawl, creep). Cognate with Ancient Greek ἕρπω (hérpō).

Noun edit

*sarpás m

  1. snake

Declension edit

masculine a-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *sarpás *sarpā́ *sarpā́, -ā́s(as)
vocative *sarpa *sarpā́ *sarpā́, -ā́s(as)
accusative *sarpám *sarpā́ *sarpā́ns
instrumental *sarpā́ *sarpáybʰyaH, -ā́bʰyām *sarpā́yš
ablative *sarpā́t *sarpáybʰyaH, -ā́bʰyām *sarpáybʰyas
dative *sarpā́y *sarpáybʰyaH, -ā́bʰyām *sarpáybʰyas
genitive *sarpásya *sarpáyās *sarpā́na(H)m
locative *sarpáy *sarpáyaw *sarpáyšu

Descendants edit