Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/sḗm

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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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From *sem- (one).

Numeral[edit]

Proto-Indo-European cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : *sḗm
    Ordinal : *pró
    Adverbial : *somHós
    Fractional : *sēmi
    Prefix : *sm̥-

*sḗm

  1. one
    Synonym: *óynos

Inflection[edit]

Athematic, amphikinetic
masculine feminine
nominative *sḗm *sémih₂
genitive *smés *sm̥yéh₂s
masculine singular dual plural
nominative *sḗm
vocative *sém
accusative *sḗm
genitive *smés
ablative *smés
dative *sméy
locative *sém, *sémi
instrumental *sméh₁
feminine singular dual plural
nominative *sémih₂
vocative *sémih₂
accusative *sémih₂m̥
genitive *sm̥yéh₂s
ablative *sm̥yéh₂s
dative *sm̥yéh₂ey
locative *sm̥yéh₂, *sm̥yéh₂i
instrumental *sm̥yéh₂h₁
neuter singular dual plural
nominative *sém
vocative *sém
accusative *sém
genitive *smés
ablative *smés
dative *sméy
locative *sém, *sémi
instrumental *sméh₁

Descendants[edit]

  • Proto-Anatolian:
    • Hittite: [script needed] (sani-, single)
  • Proto-Armenian:
    • Old Armenian: մի (mi) (< *smiyeh₂-)
  • Proto-Hellenic: *hens (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Hellenic: *hmia
    • Ancient Greek: μία (mía) (< *smih₂)
  • Proto-Tocharian: *sems (see there for further descendants)

References[edit]