Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/bʰértis

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

From *bʰer- (“to bear, carry”) +‎ *-tis (abstract or action suffix).

Noun

*bʰértis f

1. the act of carrying, bearing

Inflection

Athematic, proterokinetic
	singular
nominative	*bʰértis
genitive	*bʰr̥téys
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*bʰértis	*bʰértih₁(e)	*bʰérteyes
vocative	*bʰérti	*bʰértih₁(e)	*bʰérteyes
accusative	*bʰértim	*bʰértih₁(e)	*bʰértims
genitive	*bʰr̥téys	*?	*bʰr̥téyoHom
ablative	*bʰr̥téys	*?	*bʰr̥tímos, *bʰr̥tíbʰos
dative	*bʰr̥téyey	*?	*bʰr̥tímos, *bʰr̥tíbʰos
locative	*bʰr̥téy, *bʰr̥tḗy	*?	*bʰr̥tísu
instrumental	*bʰr̥tíh₁	*?	*bʰr̥tímis, *bʰr̥tíbʰis

Descendants

• Proto-Armenian:
  • Old Armenian: բարդ (bard) (see there for further descendants)
• Proto-Celtic: *britis (see there for further descendants)
• Proto-Germanic: *burþiz (see there for further descendants)
• Proto-Italic: *fortis
  • Latin: fors (“chance”)
• Proto-Indo-Iranian: *bʰr̥tíš
  • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *bʰr̥tíṣ
    • Sanskrit: भृति (bhṛtí)
  • Proto-Iranian: *br̥tiš
    • Avestan: 𐬠𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬙𐬌 (bər^əti, “bringing”) (e.g., 𐬀𐬉𐬯𐬨𐬋𐬹𐬠𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬙𐬌 (aēsmō bər^əti, “coal bringing”))