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, *h₂yúbʰos
    dative *h₂yéwey *? *h₂yúmos, *h₂yúbʰos
    locative *h₂yéw, *h₂yéwi *? *h₂yúsu
    instrumental *h₂yúh₁ *? *h₂yúmis, *h₂yúbʰis

    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. ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) Alexander Lubotsky, editor, 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
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