Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/-teh₂

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

Alternative forms

• *-téh₂

Suffix

*-teh₂ f

1. Used to form nouns representing state of being

   ‎*ḱley- (“to lean, slope”) + ‎*-teh₂ → ‎*ḱleytéh₂ (“something leaning, sloped, inclined”)

Inflection

Thematic in *-eh₂
	singular
nominative	*-teh₂
genitive	*-teh₂s
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*-teh₂	—	—
vocative	*-teh₂	—	—
accusative	*-tām	—	—
genitive	*-teh₂s	—	—
ablative	*-teh₂s	—	—
dative	*-teh₂ey	—	—
locative	*-teh₂, *-teh₂i	—	—
instrumental	*-teh₂h₁	—	—

Derived terms

Proto-Indo-European terms suffixed with *-teh₂

Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/h₂yuHn̥téh₂

Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/ḱleytéh₂

Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/-teh₂ts

• *-e-teh₂
  • Proto-Germanic: *-iþō (see there for further descendants)
• *-o-teh₂
  • Proto-Slavic: *-ota
• *-teh₂ts

Descendants

• Proto-Indo-Iranian: *-taH
  • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *-taH
    • Sanskrit: -ता (-tā)
      • → Bengali: -তা (-ta)
      • → Hindi: -ता (-tā)
      • → Malayalam: -ത (-ta)
      • → Odia: -ତା (-tā)
      • → Punjabi: -ਤਾ (-tā)
  • Proto-Iranian: *-taH
    • Avestan: -𐬚𐬁 (-θā) (for example: 𐬔𐬀𐬉𐬚𐬁 (gaēθā, “world, living substance”) from 𐬔𐬀𐬉 (gaē, “to live”))