Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/pelnis

This Proto-Italic 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-Italic

Etymology

    From Proto-Indo-European *pel-ni-s, from *pel- (skin).

    Noun

    *pelnis f[1]

    1. skin

    Declension

    Declension of *pelnis (i-stem)
    singular plural
    nominative *pelnis *pelnēs
    vocative *pelnis *pelnēs
    accusative *pelnim *pelnins
    genitive *pelneis *pelnjom
    dative *pelnei *pelniβos
    ablative *pelnīd *pelniβos
    locative *pelnei *pelniβos

    Descendants

    • Latin: pellis (see there for further descendants)

    References

    1. ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008), “pellis”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 455