Appendix:Proto-Indo-European/dṓm
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This entry contains Proto-Indo-European reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence. |
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Proto-Indo-European[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From *demh₂- (“to build”).
Noun[edit]
*dṓm m
Declension[edit]
Acrostatic with o~e ablaut clearly preserved in fossilized phrase *déms pótis (“master of the house”), preserved in Sanskrit दम्पति (dám-pati, “lord of the house”), Ancient Greek δεσπότης (despótēs, “lord, master”) and Avestan 𐬛𐬇𐬧𐬔𐬞𐬀𐬙𐬋𐬌𐬴 (dǝ̄ṇg patōiš, “master of the house”).
Declension of *dṓm
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *dṓm | *dómh₁e | *dómes |
| Vocative | *dóm | *dómh₁e | *dómes |
| Accusative | *dṓm | *dómh₁e | *dómn̥s |
| Instrumental | *dém(e)h₁ | ? | *démbʰi |
| Dative | *démey | ? | *démmos |
| Ablative | *déms | ? | *démmos |
| Genitive | *déms | ? | *démoHom |
| Locative | *dém(i) | ? | *démsu |
