Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/ȷ́ʰimás

This Proto-Indo-Iranian 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-Iranian

Etymology

    From Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰimós (cold, frost).

    Noun

    *ȷ́ʰimás m

    1. cold, frost
    2. winter

    Declension

    masculine a-stem
    singular dual plural
    nominative *ȷ́ʰimás *ȷ́ʰimā́(w) *ȷ́ʰimā́s(as)
    vocative *ȷ́ʰima *ȷ́ʰimā(w) *ȷ́ʰimās(as)
    accusative *ȷ́ʰimám *ȷ́ʰimā́(w) *ȷ́ʰimā́ns
    instrumental *ȷ́ʰimáH *ȷ́ʰimáybʰyā(m) *ȷ́ʰimā́yš
    ablative *ȷ́ʰimā́t *ȷ́ʰimáybʰyā(m) *ȷ́ʰimáybʰyas
    dative *ȷ́ʰimā́y *ȷ́ʰimáybʰyā(m) *ȷ́ʰimáybʰyas
    genitive *ȷ́ʰimásya *ȷ́ʰimáyās *ȷ́ʰimā́naHam
    locative *ȷ́ʰimáy *ȷ́ʰimáyaw *ȷ́ʰimáyšu

    Descendants

    • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *źʰimás
      • Sanskrit: हिम (himá) (see there for further descendants)
    • Proto-Iranian: *jimáh (see there for further descendants)
    • Proto-Nuristani: *dzima (see there for further descendants)