Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/déms pótis

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

PIE word
*pótis

From *dṓm ~ *dém-s (“house”) +‎ *pótis (“master”).

Noun

*déms pótis m

1. master of the house

Inflection

Athematic, acrostatic
	singular
nominative	*déms pótis
genitive	*déms pétis
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*déms pótis	*déms pótih₁(e)	*déms póteyes
vocative	*déms póti	*déms pótih₁(e)	*déms póteyes
accusative	*déms pótim	*déms pótih₁(e)	*déms pótims
genitive	*déms pétis	*?	*déms pétyoHom
ablative	*déms pétis	*?	*déms pétimos
dative	*déms pétyey	*?	*déms pétimos
locative	*déms péti	*?	*déms pétisu
instrumental	*déms pétih₁	*?	*déms pétimis

Related terms

• *wiḱpótis

Derived terms

• *démspot-nih₂ ~ *dm̥spot-n̥yéh₂-s
  • Proto-Hellenic: *déspoňňa (see there for further descendants)

Descendants

• Proto-Hellenic: *despótis
  • Ancient Greek: δεσπότης (despótēs) (see there for further descendants)
• Proto-Indo-Iranian: *dámspatiš
  • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *dámspatiṣ
    • Sanskrit: दम्पति (dámpati) (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Iranian: *dámspátiš
    • Avestan: 𐬛𐬇𐬧𐬔⸱𐬞𐬀𐬙𐬋𐬌𐬴 (də̄ṇg.patōiṣ̌, “master of the house”, gen.sg.)