Reconstruction:Proto-Balto-Slavic/inˀmen

This Proto-Balto-Slavic 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-Balto-Slavic

Etymology

    From Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥h₃mén, the oblique stem of *h₁nómn̥.[1][2]

    Noun

    *inˀmen n[1][2]

    1. name

    Inflection

    Declension of *inˀmen (consonant stem)
    singular dual plural
    nominative *inˀmen *inˀmenīˀ *inˀmenāˀ?
    accusative *inˀmen *inˀmenīˀ *inˀmenāˀ?
    genitive *inˀmenes *inˀmenauš? *inˀmenun
    locative *inˀmen(i)? *inˀmenauš? *inˀmenišu
    dative *inˀmenei *inˀmenimō *inˀmenimas
    instrumental *inˀmenēˀ? *inˀmenimō *inˀmenimiš
    vocative *inˀmen *inˀmenīˀ *inˀmenāˀ?

    Descendants

    • West Baltic:
      • Old Prussian: emmens, emnen (acc. sg.)
    • Proto-Slavic: *jьmę (see there for further descendants)

    References

    1. 1.0 1.1 Derksen, Rick (2008), “*jьmę”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden; Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 212:*inʔmen-
    2. 2.0 2.1 Derksen, Rick (2015), “emmens”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 556:*inʔmen-