Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/suHnús

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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

Etymology

u-stem derivation from the root *sewH- (to give birth), thus the original meaning being "birth, fruit of the body". Tocharian, Greek and Armenian reflect the -yu- derivation from the same root: *suHyús. Sanskrit सूषा (sūṣā́, parturient woman) and Albanian gjysh (< Proto-Albanian *sūšā) derived from later variation *suHsós.

Noun

*suh₁nús or *suh₃nús m

  1. son

Inflection

A. Sihler's reconstruction
singular plural
nominative *suHnús *suHnéwes
vocative *suHnów *suHnéwes
accusative *suHnúm *suHnúms
genitive *suHnóws *suHnéwom
ablative *suHnóws *suHnúbʰ-
dative *suHnéwey *suHnúbʰ-
locative *suHnḗw *suHnúsu
instrumental *suHnwéh₁ *suHnúbʰ-

Coordinate terms

Derived terms

  • *suHnukikos
    • Tocharian:
      • Tocharian B: soṃśke

Descendants

  • Proto-Balto-Slavic: *sū́ˀnus (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Germanic: *sunuz (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *suHnúš (see there for further descendants)

References

  1. ^ Wodtko, Dagmar S., Irslinger, Britta, Schneider, Carolin (2008) “*suH-”, in Nomina im indogermanischen Lexikon [Nouns in the Indo-European Lexicon] (in German), Heidelberg: Universitätsverlag Winter, pages 686-690