Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/yemHós

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 *yemH- (“twin”) +‎ *-ós.

Noun

*yemHós (non-ablauting)

1. twin

Inflection

Thematic
	singular
nominative	*yemHós
genitive	*yemHósyo
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*yemHós	*yemHóh₁	*yemHóes
vocative	*yemHé	*yemHóh₁	*yemHóes
accusative	*yemHóm	*yemHóh₁	*yemHóms
genitive	*yemHósyo	*?	*yemHóHom
ablative	*yemHéad	*?	*yemHómos
dative	*yemHóey	*?	*yemHómos
locative	*yemHéy, *yemHóy	*?	*yemHóysu
instrumental	*yemHóh₁	*?	*yemHṓys

Descendants

• Proto-Indo-Iranian: *yamás (see there for further descendants)
• Proto-Italic: *jemos
  • Latin: Remus (with contamination of Rōmulus)