Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/-nás

This Proto-Indo-Iranian 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-Iranian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *-nós.

Suffix

*-nás

Creates nouns and adjectives from verb stems.

Declension

Thematic
	masculine	feminine
nominative	*-nás	*-náH
genitive	*-násya	*-náHs
masculine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*-nás	*-náH	*-nā́s
vocative	*-ná	*-náH	*-nā́s
accusative	*-nám	*-náH	*-náns
genitive	*-násya	*?	*-nā́m
ablative	*-nā́t	*?	*-námas
dative	*-nā́y	*?	*-námas
locative	*-náy	*?	*-náyšu
instrumental	*-náH	*?	*-nā́š
feminine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*-náH	*-náH(a)	*-náHas
vocative	*-náH	*-náH(a)	*-náHas
accusative	*-náHa	*-náH(a)	*-náHas
genitive	*-náHs	*?	*-náHaHam
ablative	*-náHs	*?	*-náHmas
dative	*-náHay	*?	*-náHmas
locative	-náH, -náHi	*?	*-náHsu
instrumental	*-náHH	*?	*-náHbʰi
neuter	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*-nám	*-náy(H)	*-náH
vocative	*-nám	*-náy(H)	*-náH
accusative	*-nám	*-náy(H)	*-náH
genitive	*-násya	*?	*-nā́m
ablative	*-nā́t	*?	*-námas
dative	*-nā́y	*?	*-námas
locative	*-náy	*?	*-náyšu
instrumental	*-náH	*?	*-nā́š

Derived terms

Proto-Indo-Iranian terms suffixed with *-nás

Descendants

Proto-Indo-Aryan: *-nás
- Sanskrit: -न (-na)
Proto-Iranian: *-nah
- Avestan: -𐬥𐬇 (-nə̄)
- Old Persian: (-náʰ)