Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/pótnih₂

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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

From *pótis (“master, husband”) +‎ *-nih₂ (feminizing suffix).

Noun

*pótnih₂ f

  1. mistress
  2. wife

Inflection

Athematic, proterokinetic
singular
nominative *pótnih₂
genitive *pótn̥yeh₂s
singular dual plural
nominative *pótnih₂ *pótnih₂h₁(e) *pótnih₂es
vocative *pótnih₂ *pótnih₂h₁(e) *pótnih₂es
accusative *pótnih₂m̥ *pótnih₂h₁(e) *pótnih₂m̥s
genitive *pótn̥yeh₂s *? *pótn̥yeh₂oHom
ablative *pótn̥yeh₂s *? *pótn̥yeh₂mos
dative *pótn̥yeh₂ey *? *pótn̥yeh₂mos
locative *pótn̥yeh₂, *pótn̥yeh₂i *? *pótn̥yeh₂su
instrumental *pótn̥yeh₂h₁ *? *pótn̥yeh₂mis

Derived terms

  • *déms-pótnih₂
    • Proto-Hellenic: *déspoňňa (“lady of the house”) (see there for further descendants)
  • *wiḱ-pótnih₂

Descendants

  • Proto-Balto-Slavic: *patī
  • Proto-Hellenic: *pótnia (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *pátniH (see there for further descendants)

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “πότνια”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), volume I, with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 1227
  2. ^ Lubotsky, Alexander (2011) “pátnī-”, in The Indo-Aryan Inherited Lexicon (in progress) (Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Project), Leiden University
  3. ^ Derksen, Rick (2015) “pati”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 345
  4. ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) “pátnī-”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎ (in German), volume II, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 75
  5. ^ Derksen, Rick (2015) “viēšpati”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 502

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