Reconstruction:Proto-Iranian/ham-

This Proto-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-Iranian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-Iranian *sam-, from Proto-Indo-European *som-.

Prefix

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*ham-

  1. together, joint, paired

Descendants

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  • Avestan: 𐬵𐬀𐬨- (ham-)
  • Sogdian: [script needed] (ʾn-)
  • Northern Kurdish: hev
  • Parthian: [script needed] (ʾn-)
  • Old Persian: 𐏃𐎶 (h-m /⁠ham-⁠/)
    • Middle Persian: hm (ham)
  • Old Armenian: համ- (ham-), համա- (hama-), ամ- (am-), հան- (han-), ան- (an-), հոմ- (hom-), հոմա- (homa-) (in some cases contaminated with native inherited and Greek forms)