Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/h₂óyu

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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

Alternative forms

  • *h₂eyu-

Etymology

From *h₂ey- ("vital force, life, age, eternity").

Noun

*h₂óyu n (oblique stem *h₂yéw-)[1][2]

  1. long time, lifetime

Inflection

Athematic, proterokinetic
singular
nominative *h₂óyu
genitive *h₂yéws
singular dual plural
nominative *h₂óyu *h₂óywih₁ *h₂óyuh₂
vocative *h₂óyu *h₂óywih₁ *h₂óyuh₂
accusative *h₂óyu *h₂óywih₁ *h₂óyuh₂
genitive *h₂yéws *? *h₂yéwoHom
ablative *h₂yéws *? *h₂yúmos
dative *h₂yéwey *? *h₂yúmos
locative *h₂yéw, *h₂yéwi *? *h₂yúsu
instrumental *h₂yúh₁ *? *h₂yúmis

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Proto-Albanian: *eta
  • Proto-Armenian: *ayú
  • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *Hā́yu (see there for further descendants)

Further reading

References

  1. ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7)‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN
  2. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN
  3. ^ Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 59