Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/-mъ

This Proto-Slavic 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-Slavic

Etymology 1

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *-mas, from Proto-Indo-European *-mos. Cognates include Lithuanian -mas, -smas, Ancient Greek -μός (-mós).

Suffix

*-mъ m^[1]

Derives nouns.
*kosmъ ← *kosa

*šumъ ← *šu-

*kъrmъ ← *ḱerh₃-

Alternative forms

*-smъ
*-mo, *-ma

Derived terms

Proto-Slavic terms suffixed with *-mъ

Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/dymъ

Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/glumъ

Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/grъmъ

Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/kosmъ

Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/pormъ

Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/sormъ

Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/šumъ

Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/umъ

Notes

Usually attested in inherited forms.

Etymology 2

From Proto-Indo-European *-mos (or *-mom),^[2] perhaps ultimately from *me. Compare Latin -mus.

Suffix

*-mъ

ending of the 1st person plural

Descendants

Old Church Slavonic: -мъ (-mŭ)

References

^ Sławski, Franciszek, editor (1976), “Suf. -mъ”, in Słownik prasłowiański [Proto-Slavic Dictionary] (in Polish), volume 2 (caca – davьnota), Wrocław: Ossolineum, page 13
^ Langston, Keith (2017–2018), “Chapter XIII: Slavic”, in Klein, Jared S., Joseph, Brian D., Fritz, Matthias, editors, Handbook of Comparative and Historical Indo-European Linguistics: An International Handbook (Handbücher zur Sprach- und Kommunikationswissenschaft [Handbooks of Linguistics and Communication Science]; 41.2), Berlin; Boston: De Gruyter Mouton, →ISBN, § The morphology of Slavic, page 1553

[1] Sławski, Franciszek, editor (1976), “Suf. -mъ”, in Słownik prasłowiański [Proto-Slavic Dictionary] (in Polish), volume 2 (caca – davьnota), Wrocław: Ossolineum, page 13

[2] Langston, Keith (2017–2018), “Chapter XIII: Slavic”, in Klein, Jared S., Joseph, Brian D., Fritz, Matthias, editors, Handbook of Comparative and Historical Indo-European Linguistics: An International Handbook (Handbücher zur Sprach- und Kommunikationswissenschaft [Handbooks of Linguistics and Communication Science]; 41.2), Berlin; Boston: De Gruyter Mouton, →ISBN, § The morphology of Slavic, page 1553

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