Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/mértis
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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]Etymology
[edit]From *mer- (“to die”) + *-tis (abstract or action suffix).
Noun
[edit]*mértis f[1]
Inflection
[edit]| Athematic, proterokinetic | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | |||
| nominative | *mértis | ||
| genitive | *mr̥téys | ||
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative | *mértis | *mértih₁(e) | *mérteyes |
| vocative | *mérti | *mértih₁(e) | *mérteyes |
| accusative | *mértim | *mértih₁(e) | *mértims |
| genitive | *mr̥téys | *? | *mr̥téyoHom |
| ablative | *mr̥téys | *? | *mr̥tímos, *mr̥tíbʰos |
| dative | *mr̥téyey | *? | *mr̥tímos, *mr̥tíbʰos |
| locative | *mr̥téy, *mr̥tḗy | *? | *mr̥tísu |
| instrumental | *mr̥tíh₁ | *? | *mr̥tímis, *mr̥tíbʰis |
Derived terms
[edit]- *mr̥-ti-ú-s
- Proto-Indo-Iranian: *mr̥tyúš (see there for further descendants)
Descendants
[edit]- Proto-Balto-Slavic: *mirtís (see there for further descendants)
- Proto-Indo-Iranian: *mr̥tíš
- Proto-Italic: *mortis (see there for further descendants)
References
[edit]- ^ Kim, Ronald I. (2018), “Chapter XVIII: Balto-Slavic”, in Klein, Jared S., Joseph, Brian D., Fritz, Matthias, editors, Handbook of Comparative and Historical Indo-European Linguistics: An International Handbook (Handbücher zur Sprach- und Kommunikationswissenschaft [Handbooks of Linguistics and Communication Science]; 41.2), volume 3, Berlin; Boston: De Gruyter Mouton, →ISBN, § The phonology of Balto-Slavic, page 1978: “*mér-ti- ~ *mr̥-téy-”
Further reading
[edit]- De Vaan, Michiel (2008), “morior, morī”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 389-390
- Derksen, Rick (2008), “*sъmьrtь”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden; Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 480-481
- Derksen, Rick (2015), “mirtis”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 321