Reconstruction:Proto-Hellenic/pʰā́mi

This Proto-Hellenic 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-Hellenic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂ti, from *bʰeh₂- (to speak).[1]

Verb

*pʰā́mi

  1. to speak

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

  • Ancient Greek: φημί (phēmí)

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), “φημί”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 1566