Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/ǵʰéyos

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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]

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Etymology[edit]

From *ǵʰey- (to drive) +‎ *-os. A Southern Indo-European word (found only in Armenian and Indo-Iranian), *ǵʰéyos represented a poetic word, belonging to the “language of gods”, as opposed to the usual unmarked *h₁éḱwos.

Noun[edit]

*ǵʰéyos m

  1. horse
    Synonyms: *h₁éḱwos, *márkos, *mendyos

Inflection[edit]

Thematic
singular
nominative *ǵʰéyos
genitive *ǵʰéyosyo
singular dual plural
nominative *ǵʰéyos *ǵʰéyoh₁ *ǵʰéyoes
vocative *ǵʰéye *ǵʰéyoh₁ *ǵʰéyoes
accusative *ǵʰéyom *ǵʰéyoh₁ *ǵʰéyoms
genitive *ǵʰéyosyo *? *ǵʰéyoHom
ablative *ǵʰéyead *? *ǵʰéyomos
dative *ǵʰéyoey *? *ǵʰéyomos
locative *ǵʰéyey, *ǵʰéyoy *? *ǵʰéyoysu
instrumental *ǵʰéyoh₁ *? *ǵʰéyōys

Derived terms[edit]

  • *ǵʰó(h₂)y-in-kos
    • Proto-Balto-Slavic: *źṓˀjinkas (see there for further descendants)

Descendants[edit]

  • Proto-Armenian: *jeioh
    • Old Armenian: ձի (ji)
  • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *ȷ́ʰáyas (see there for further descendants)