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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/bʰúHmiš

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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

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- (to be).[1]

Noun

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*bʰúHmiš f

  1. earth, land

Declension

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masculine/feminine i-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *bʰúHmiš *bʰúHmiH *bʰúHmayas
vocative *bʰúHmay *bʰúHmiH *bʰúHmayas
accusative *bʰúHmim *bʰúHmiH *bʰúHminš
instrumental *bʰúHmiH *bʰúHmibʰyā(m) *bʰúHmibʰiš
ablative *bʰúHmayš *bʰúHmibʰyā(m) *bʰúHmibʰyas
dative *bʰúHmayay *bʰúHmibʰyā(m) *bʰúHmibʰyas
genitive *bʰúHmayš *bʰúHmiyās *bʰúHmiHnaHam
locative *bʰúHmāy *bʰúHmiyaw *bʰúHmišu

Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996), “bhū́mi”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[1] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 268