Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/kóh₂mos

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 *keh₂- (“to fly, flow, run”) +‎ *-mos.

    Noun

    *kóh₂mos m[1][2][3]

    1. desire

    Declension

    Thematic
    singular
    nominative *kóh₂mos
    genitive *kóh₂mosyo
    singular dual plural
    nominative *kóh₂mos *kóh₂moh₁ *kóh₂moes
    vocative *kóh₂me *kóh₂moh₁ *kóh₂moes
    accusative *kóh₂mom *kóh₂moh₁ *kóh₂moms
    genitive *kóh₂mosyo *? *kóh₂moHom
    ablative *kóh₂mead *? *kóh₂momos, *kóh₂mobʰos
    dative *kóh₂moey *? *kóh₂momos, *kóh₂mobʰos
    locative *kóh₂mey, *kóh₂moy *? *kóh₂moysu
    instrumental *kóh₂moh₁ *? *kóh₂mōys

    Descendants

    • Proto-Hellenic: *kṓmos
    • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *káHmas m (“wish, desire”) (see there for further descendants)

    References

    1. ^ Rix, Helmut, editor (2001), “1. *keh₂-”, in Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben [Lexicon of Indo-European Verbs] (in German), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, →ISBN, page 343
    2. ^ Cheung, Johnny (2007), “*kaHm”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Iranian Verb (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 2), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 227-228: “PIE *keH₂-mo-”
    3. ^ Lubotsky, Alexander (2011), “kā́ma-”, in The Indo-Aryan Inherited Lexicon (in progress) (Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Project), Leiden University, page 515: “IE form: keh₂-mo-”
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