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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/bʰerHǵós

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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

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Etymology

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    From *bʰerHǵ- (to shine, to gleam, whiten). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

    Noun

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    *bʰerHǵós m[1]

    1. birch

    Inflection

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    Thematic
    singular
    nominative *bʰerHǵós
    genitive *bʰerHǵósyo
    singular dual plural
    nominative *bʰerHǵós *bʰerHǵóh₁ *bʰerHǵóes
    vocative *bʰerHǵé *bʰerHǵóh₁ *bʰerHǵóes
    accusative *bʰerHǵóm *bʰerHǵóh₁ *bʰerHǵóms
    genitive *bʰerHǵósyo *? *bʰerHǵóHom
    ablative *bʰerHǵéad *? *bʰerHǵómos, *bʰerHǵóbʰos
    dative *bʰerHǵóey *? *bʰerHǵómos, *bʰerHǵóbʰos
    locative *bʰerHǵéy, *bʰerHǵóy *? *bʰerHǵóysu
    instrumental *bʰerHǵóh₁ *? *bʰerHǵṓys

    Derived terms

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    • *bʰerHǵ-s-inos
      • Proto-Balto-Slavic: *berˀźsinas
      • Proto-Italic: *frāksinos
        • Latin: frāxinus (see there for further descendants)

    Descendants

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    References

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    1. ^ Mallory, J. P. with Adams, D. Q. (2006), The Oxford Introduction to Proto-Indo-European and the Proto-Indo-European World (Oxford Linguistics), New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 159