Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/swós

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 *swé.

    Determiner

    *swós[1][2][3]

    1. possessive adjective of *swé: (one's) own; his, her, its
      Synonym: *sewós
      Coordinate terms: *mós, *twós

    Inflection

    Thematic
    masculine feminine
    nominative *swós *swéh₂
    genitive *swósyo *swéh₂s
    masculine singular dual plural
    nominative *swós *swóh₁ *swóes
    vocative *swé *swóh₁ *swóes
    accusative *swóm *swóh₁ *swóms
    genitive *swósyo *? *swóHom
    ablative *swéad *? *swómos, *swóbʰos
    dative *swóey *? *swómos, *swóbʰos
    locative *swéy, *swóy *? *swóysu
    instrumental *swóh₁ *? *swṓys
    feminine singular dual plural
    nominative *swéh₂ *swéh₂h₁(e) *swéh₂es
    vocative *swéh₂ *swéh₂h₁(e) *swéh₂es
    accusative *swā́m *swéh₂h₁(e) *swéh₂m̥s
    genitive *swéh₂s *? *swéh₂oHom
    ablative *swéh₂s *? *swéh₂mos, *swéh₂bʰos
    dative *swéh₂ey *? *swéh₂mos, *swéh₂bʰos
    locative *swéh₂, *swéh₂i *? *swéh₂su
    instrumental *swéh₂h₁ *? *swéh₂mis, *swéh₂bʰis
    neuter singular dual plural
    nominative *swóm *swóy(h₁) *swéh₂
    vocative *swóm *swóy(h₁) *swéh₂
    accusative *swóm *swóy(h₁) *swéh₂
    genitive *swósyo *? *swóHom
    ablative *swéad *? *swómos, *swóbʰos
    dative *swóey *? *swómos, *swóbʰos
    locative *swéy, *swóy *? *swóysu
    instrumental *swóh₁ *? *swṓys

    Descendants

    • >? Proto-Albanian: *wa[4]
      • Albanian: u
    • Proto-Balto-Slavic: *swajás (see there for further descendants)
    • Proto-Hellenic:
      • Ancient Greek: ὅς (hós), ϝός (wós, his, her, its)
    • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *swás (see there for further descendants)
    • >? Phrygian: ουα (oua, nom.sg.f.), ουαν (ouan, acc.sg.f.)

    References

    1. ^ Dunkel, George E. (2014), Lexikon der indogermanischen Partikeln und Pronominalstämme [Lexicon of Indo-European Particles and Pronominal Stems] (in German), volume 2: Lexikon, Heidelberg: Universitätsverlag Winter, →ISBN, pages 751-752
    2. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), “ἕ, ἑ”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 365:*su-o-, *seu-o-
    3. ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992), “svá-”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[1] (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 787-788:*s(e)u̯-ó-
    4. ^ Oryol, Vladimir E. (1998), “u”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden; Boston; Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 482