Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/aȷ́ʰám

This Proto-Indo-Iranian 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-Iranian

Etymology

From earlier *aȷ́Hám, from Proto-Indo-European *eǵHóm.

Pronoun

*aȷ́ʰám

1. I, we

Inflection

Inflection of *aȷ́ʰám
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	*aȷ́ʰám	*wáHm	*wayám
Vocative	—	—	—
Accusative	*máHm	*wáHm	*asmā́ns
Instrumental	*máyaH	*wáHbʰyaH	*asmáHbʰiš
Dative	*mábʰyam	*wáHbʰyaH	*asmáy
Ablative	*mád	*wáHbʰyaH	*asmád
Genitive	*mána	*wáyawš	*asmā́kam
Locative	*máHi	*wáyawš	*asmáy

Descendants

• Proto-Indo-Aryan: *aźʰám
  • Sanskrit: अहम् (ahám) (see there for further descendants)
• Proto-Iranian: *ajám (see there for further descendants)
• Proto-Nuristani: *ā́nja, *ā́na (both from earlier *áȷ́nam with intrusive nasal)
  • Northern Nuristani: *ā́njə
    • Kamkata-viri:

      Kamviri: ṍć

      Kativiri: úze

    • Prasuni: unzú, unźū́
  • Southern Nuristani: *ā̃́ɣa (< *ā́naga; *-ga possibly from *gʰe)
    • Ashkun: ái (< *ā̃́yə < *ā̃́ɣa)
    • Tregami: é (< *ā̃́yə < *ā̃́ɣa)
    • Waigali: ëṅë, ëkë (< *ā́ṅa < *ā̃́ɣa)