Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/wéluHmn̥

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 *welH-w- (“to turn, roll”) +‎ *-mn̥ (forms action/result nouns), with metathesis of the *w and the laryngeal.

The exact correspondence between the Armenian, Greek and Latin words is noted in Frisk (1960)[1] and Olsen (1999).[2]

Olsen tentatively assigns the laryngeal as *h₁.

Noun

*wéluHmn̥ n

  1. rolling

Inflection

Athematic, proterokinetic
singular collective
nominative *wéluHmn̥ *wéluHmō
genitive *wluHméns *wluHm̥nés
singular dual plural collective
nominative *wéluHmn̥ *wéluHm̥nih₁ — *wéluHmō
vocative *wéluHmn̥ *wéluHm̥nih₁ — *wéluHmō
accusative *wéluHmn̥ *wéluHm̥nih₁ — *wéluHmō
genitive *wluHméns *? — *wluHm̥nés
ablative *wluHméns *? — *wluHm̥nés
dative *wluHméney *? — *wluHm̥néy
locative *wluHmén, *wluHméni *? — *wluHmén, *wluHméni
instrumental *wluHménh₁ *? — *wluHm̥néh₁

Descendants

  • Armenian
    • Old Armenian: գելումն (gelumn, “turning”) (but more likely a late synchronic formation)
  • Proto-Hellenic:
    • Ancient Greek: εἴλυμα (eíluma, “wrapper”)
  • Proto-Italic: *welūmən
    • Latin: volūmen (see there for further descendants)

References

  1. ^ Frisk, Hjalmar (1960), “εἰλύω”, in Griechisches etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume I, Heidelberg: Carl Winter, page 462
  2. ^ Olsen, Birgit Anette (1999), The noun in Biblical Armenian: origin and word-formation: with special emphasis on the Indo-European heritage (Trends in linguistics. Studies and monographs; 119), Berlin, New York: Mouton de Gruyter, pages 595, 771
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