Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/bʰéh₂ti

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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

    Athematic root present of *bʰeh₂- (to speak, say).

    Verb

    *bʰéh₂ti (imperfective)

    1. to speak, to be talking

    Inflection

    Imperfective, athematic
    3rd singular *bʰéh₂ti
    3rd plural *bʰh₂énti
    Active voice Present indicative Past indicative Imperative Subjunctive Optative
    1st singular *bʰéh₂mi *bʰā́m *bʰéh₂oh₂ *bʰh₂yéh₁m̥
    2nd singular *bʰéh₂si *bʰéh₂s *bʰéh₂, *bʰh₂dʰí *bʰéh₂esi *bʰh₂yéh₁s
    3rd singular *bʰéh₂ti *bʰéh₂t *bʰéh₂tu *bʰéh₂eti *bʰh₂yéh₁t
    1st dual *bʰh₂wós *bʰh₂wé *bʰéh₂owos *bʰh₂ih₁wé
    2nd dual *bʰh₂tés *bʰh₂tóm *bʰh₂tóm *bʰéh₂etes *bʰh₂ih₁tóm
    3rd dual *bʰh₂tés *bʰh₂tā́m *bʰh₂tā́m *bʰéh₂etes *bʰh₂ih₁tā́m
    1st plural *bʰh₂mós *bʰh₂mé *bʰéh₂omos *bʰh₂ih₁mé
    2nd plural *bʰh₂té *bʰh₂té *bʰh₂té *bʰéh₂ete *bʰh₂ih₁té
    3rd plural *bʰh₂énti *bʰh₂ént *bʰh₂éntu *bʰéh₂onti *bʰh₂ih₁ént
    Participle *bʰh₂ónts
    Middle voice Present indicative Past indicative Imperative Subjunctive Optative
    1st singular *bʰh₂h₂ér *bʰh₂h₂é *bʰéh₂oh₂er *bʰh₂ih₁h₂é
    2nd singular *bʰh₂th₂ér *bʰh₂th₂é *bʰh₂só *bʰéh₂eth₂er *bʰh₂ih₁th₂é
    3rd singular *bʰh₂tór, *bʰh₂ór *bʰh₂tó, *bʰh₂ó *? *bʰéh₂etor *bʰh₂ih₁tó, *bʰh₂ih₁ó
    1st dual *bʰh₂wósdʰh₂ *bʰh₂wédʰh₂ *bʰéh₂owosdʰh₂ *bʰh₂ih₁wédʰh₂
    2nd dual *? *? *? *? *?
    3rd dual *? *? *? *? *?
    1st plural *bʰh₂mósdʰh₂ *bʰh₂médʰh₂ *bʰéh₂omosdʰh₂ *bʰh₂ih₁médʰh₂
    2nd plural *bʰh₂dʰh₂wé *bʰh₂dʰh₂wé *bʰh₂dʰh₂wé *bʰéh₂edʰh₂we *bʰh₂ih₁dʰh₂wé
    3rd plural *bʰh₂n̥tór, *bʰh₂rór *bʰh₂n̥tó, *bʰh₂ró *? *bʰéh₂ontor *bʰh₂ih₁ró
    Participle *bʰh₂m̥h₁nós

    Descendants

    • Proto-Armenian:
    • Proto-Balto-Slavic: *bā́ˀtei (see there for further descendants)
    • Proto-Hellenic: *pʰā́mi
    • Proto-Italic: *fāōr