Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/-mъ
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This Proto-Slavic 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-Slavic
Etymology 1
From Proto-Balto-Slavic *-mas, from Proto-Indo-European *-mos. Cognates include Lithuanian -mas, -smas, Ancient Greek -μός (-mós).
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Notes
Usually attested in inherited forms.
Etymology 2
From Proto-Indo-European *-mos (or *-mom), perhaps ultimately from *me. Compare Latin -mus.
Suffix
*-mъ
- ending of the 1st person plural
Descendants
- Old Church Slavonic: -мъ (-mŭ)
References
- ^ Sławski, Franciszek, editor (1976), “Suf. -mъ”, in Słownik prasłowiański (in Polish), volume 2 (caca – davьnota), Wrocław: Ossolineum, page 13
- ^ Langston, Keith (2017–2018) “Chapter XIII: Slavic”, in Klein, Jared S., Joseph, Brian D., Fritz, Matthias, editors, Handbook of Comparative and Historical Indo-European Linguistics: An International Handbook (Handbücher zur Sprach- und Kommunikationswissenschaft ; 41.2), Berlin, Boston: De Gruyter Mouton, →ISBN, § The morphology of Slavic, page 1553