Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/bʰénǵʰus

This Proto-Indo-European 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-European

Etymology

    From *bʰenǵʰ- (thick) +‎ *-us (Caland system suffix).

    Adjective

    *bʰénǵʰus

    1. dense, thick

    Inflection

    Athematic, proterokinetic
    masculine feminine
    nominative *bʰénǵʰus *bʰn̥ǵʰéwih₂
    genitive *bʰn̥ǵʰéws *bʰn̥ǵʰuyéh₂s
    masculine singular dual plural
    nominative *bʰénǵʰus *bʰénǵʰuh₁(e) *bʰénǵʰewes
    vocative *bʰénǵʰu *bʰénǵʰuh₁(e) *bʰénǵʰewes
    accusative *bʰénǵʰum *bʰénǵʰuh₁(e) *bʰénǵʰums
    genitive *bʰn̥ǵʰéws *? *bʰn̥ǵʰéwoHom
    ablative *bʰn̥ǵʰéws *? *bʰn̥ǵʰúmos, *bʰn̥ǵʰúbʰos
    dative *bʰn̥ǵʰéwey *? *bʰn̥ǵʰúmos, *bʰn̥ǵʰúbʰos
    locative *bʰn̥ǵʰéw, *bʰn̥ǵʰéwi *? *bʰn̥ǵʰúsu
    instrumental *bʰn̥ǵʰúh₁ *? *bʰn̥ǵʰúmis, *bʰn̥ǵʰúbʰis
    feminine singular dual plural
    nominative *bʰn̥ǵʰéwih₂ *bʰn̥ǵʰéwih₂h₁(e) *bʰn̥ǵʰéwih₂es
    vocative *bʰn̥ǵʰéwih₂ *bʰn̥ǵʰéwih₂h₁(e) *bʰn̥ǵʰéwih₂es
    accusative *bʰn̥ǵʰéwih₂m̥ *bʰn̥ǵʰéwih₂h₁(e) *bʰn̥ǵʰéwih₂m̥s
    genitive *bʰn̥ǵʰuyéh₂s *? *bʰn̥ǵʰuyéh₂oHom
    ablative *bʰn̥ǵʰuyéh₂s *? *bʰn̥ǵʰuyéh₂mos, *bʰn̥ǵʰuyéh₂bʰos
    dative *bʰn̥ǵʰuyéh₂ey *? *bʰn̥ǵʰuyéh₂mos, *bʰn̥ǵʰuyéh₂bʰos
    locative *bʰn̥ǵʰuyéh₂, *bʰn̥ǵʰuyéh₂i *? *bʰn̥ǵʰuyéh₂su
    instrumental *bʰn̥ǵʰuyéh₂h₁ *? *bʰn̥ǵʰuyéh₂mis, *bʰn̥ǵʰuyéh₂bʰis
    neuter singular dual plural
    nominative *bʰénǵʰu *bʰénǵʰwih₁ *bʰénǵʰuh₂
    vocative *bʰénǵʰu *bʰénǵʰwih₁ *bʰénǵʰuh₂
    accusative *bʰénǵʰu *bʰénǵʰwih₁ *bʰénǵʰuh₂
    genitive *bʰn̥ǵʰéws *? *bʰn̥ǵʰéwoHom
    ablative *bʰn̥ǵʰéws *? *bʰn̥ǵʰúmos, *bʰn̥ǵʰúbʰos
    dative *bʰn̥ǵʰéwey *? *bʰn̥ǵʰúmos, *bʰn̥ǵʰúbʰos
    locative *bʰn̥ǵʰéw, *bʰn̥ǵʰéwi *? *bʰn̥ǵʰúsu
    instrumental *bʰn̥ǵʰúh₁ *? *bʰn̥ǵʰúmis, *bʰn̥ǵʰúbʰis

    Alternative reconstructions

    • *bʰn̥ǵʰús[1]

    Descendants

    • Proto-Anatolian: *bn̥ǵús
    • Proto-Hellenic: *pəkʰús
      • Ancient Greek: παχύς (pakhús)[1] (see there for further descendants)
    • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *bʰaȷ́ʰúš[2] (see there for further descendants)

    References

    1. 1.0 1.1 Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), “παχύς”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), volume I, with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 1159
    2. ^ Lubotsky, Alexander (2011), “bahú-”, in The Indo-Aryan Inherited Lexicon (in progress) (Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Project), Leiden University