Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/pratʰamás
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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 an earlier *pratamás, from Proto-Indo-European *pro-tm̥mós, from *pro- (“toward, forward”) + *-tm̥mós (absolute superlative suffix) and influenced by the /tʰ/ in *-ištʰas. Cognate with Latin primus, Ancient Greek πρῶτος (prôtos).
Numeral
*pratʰamás
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| Cardinal : *Háykas Ordinal : *pratʰamás | ||
Descendants
- Proto-Indo-Aryan: *pratʰamás
- Sanskrit: प्रथम (prathamá) (see there for further descendants)
- Proto-Iranian: *fratamáh
Further reading
- Rastorgujeva, V. S., Edelʹman, D. I. (2007) “*fratama-, *fraϑama-”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ iranskix jazykov [Etymological Dictionary of Iranian Languages] (in Russian), volume 3, Moscow: Vostochnaya Literatura, pages 58-60