Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/dṓm

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 *dem- (“to build”) +‎ *-s (root nominal suffix).

Noun

*dṓm f

1. home
2. house

Declension

Athematic, acrostatic
	singular
nominative	*dṓm
genitive	*déms
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*dṓm	*dómh₁(e)	*dómes
vocative	*dóm	*dómh₁(e)	*dómes
accusative	*dṓm	*dómh₁(e)	*dómm̥s
genitive	*déms	*?	*démoHom
ablative	*déms	*?	*démmos, *démbʰos
dative	*démey	*?	*démmos, *démbʰos
locative	*dém, *démi	*?	*démsu
instrumental	*démh₁	*?	*démmis, *démbʰis

Derived terms

• *déms pótis
• *dom-u-s (with thematisation)
  • Proto-Balto-Slavic: *damús (see there for further descendants)
• *dom-o-s (with thematisation)
  • Proto-Hellenic: *dómos
    • Ancient Greek: δόμος (dómos)
  • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *dámas
    • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *dámas
      • Sanskrit: दम (dáma)
  • Proto-Italic: *domos
    • Latin: domus (see there for further descendants)
• *dōm-o-s (vṛddhi-derivative)
  • Proto-Celtic: *dāmos
    • Proto-Brythonic: *dọβ̃ (see there for further descendants)
    • ⇒ Proto-Celtic: *dāmā
      • Old Irish: dám (see there for further descendants)

Descendants

• Armenian:
  • Old Armenian: տուն (tun), ⇒ տանուտէր (tanutēr), ⇒ տէր (tēr), ⇒ տիկին (tikin), ⇒ տիեզերք (tiezerkʻ)
• Proto-Hellenic: *dṓn
  • Ancient Greek: δῶ (dô)
• Proto-Indo-Iranian: *dám
  • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *dám
    • Sanskrit: दम् (dám)
  • Proto-Iranian: *dám
    • Avestan: 𐬛𐬄𐬨 (dąm)
    • ⇒ Northern Kurdish: bindav (“basement”) (derived from bin ground, foundation + dav)