Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/semh₂-
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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]
Alternative forms[edit]
- *s(e)m-eh₂-
Etymology[edit]
May be related to *sēmi (“half”), if the original meaning was “half-year” as attested in Vedic.[1] Martirosyan argues that “year” was the original meaning.[2]
Root[edit]
*semh₂-
Alternative reconstructions[edit]
- *semH-, *sem-
Derived terms[edit]
- *s(é)m-eh₂[3]
- *sm̥h₂-e/or- (r-stem)[2]
- *sm̥h₂-ōn (n-stem)
- Proto-Celtic: *samū
- ⇒ *kentu-samon-yos (“beginning of summer”) (see there for further descendants)
- Proto-Celtic: *samū
- *sm̥h₂-ó-s[4]
- Unsorted formations:
See also[edit]
| Seasons in Proto-Indo-European · [Term?] (layout · text) · category | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| *wósr̥ (“spring”) | *semh₂- (“summer”) | *(s)h₁es- (“autumn”) | *ǵʰéyōm (“winter”) |
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*sumara-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 491
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) “amaṙn”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 46
- ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992–2001) “sámā-”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan][1] (in German), Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 704
- ^ Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) “am”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 45