Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/twós

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

    Thematisation of *tú(h₂).

    Determiner

    *twós[1][2][3]

    1. your, possessive adjective of *túh₂
      Synonym: *tewós
      Coordinate terms: *mós, *swós

    Inflection

    Thematic
    masculine feminine
    nominative *twós *twéh₂
    genitive *twósyo *twéh₂s
    masculine singular dual plural
    nominative *twós *twóh₁ *twóes
    vocative *twé *twóh₁ *twóes
    accusative *twóm *twóh₁ *twóms
    genitive *twósyo *? *twóHom
    ablative *twéad *? *twómos, *twóbʰos
    dative *twóey *? *twómos, *twóbʰos
    locative *twéy, *twóy *? *twóysu
    instrumental *twóh₁ *? *twṓys
    feminine singular dual plural
    nominative *twéh₂ *twéh₂h₁(e) *twéh₂es
    vocative *twéh₂ *twéh₂h₁(e) *twéh₂es
    accusative *twā́m *twéh₂h₁(e) *twéh₂m̥s
    genitive *twéh₂s *? *twéh₂oHom
    ablative *twéh₂s *? *twéh₂mos, *twéh₂bʰos
    dative *twéh₂ey *? *twéh₂mos, *twéh₂bʰos
    locative *twéh₂, *twéh₂i *? *twéh₂su
    instrumental *twéh₂h₁ *? *twéh₂mis, *twéh₂bʰis
    neuter singular dual plural
    nominative *twóm *twóy(h₁) *twéh₂
    vocative *twóm *twóy(h₁) *twéh₂
    accusative *twóm *twóy(h₁) *twéh₂
    genitive *twósyo *? *twóHom
    ablative *twéad *? *twómos, *twóbʰos
    dative *twóey *? *twómos, *twóbʰos
    locative *twéy, *twóy *? *twóysu
    instrumental *twóh₁ *? *twṓys

    Descendants

    • Proto-Armenian:
    • Proto-Balto-Slavic: *twajas
      • Old Prussian: twais
      • Proto-Slavic: *tvojь
    • Proto-Hellenic:
    • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *twás
      • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *twás
      • Proto-Iranian:

    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, page 813
    2. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), “σύ”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 1419-20:PIE *t(e)uo-
    3. ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992), “tva-¹”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[1] (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 682-683:*t(e)u̯-ó-