Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/kapā́las

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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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Indo-European *káp-ōl- (*cup, bowl > head), possibly from *kap- (to seize, hold).

Noun[edit]

*kapā́las m

  1. (anatomy) skull

Declension[edit]

masculine a-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *kapā́las *kapā́lā *kapā́lā, -ās(as)
vocative *kapā́la *kapā́lā *kapā́lā, -ās(as)
accusative *kapā́lam *kapā́lā *kapā́lāns
instrumental *kapā́lā *kapā́laybʰyaH, -ābʰyām *kapā́lāyš
ablative *kapā́lāt *kapā́laybʰyaH, -ābʰyām *kapā́laybʰyas
dative *kapā́lāy *kapā́laybʰyaH, -ābʰyām *kapā́laybʰyas
genitive *kapā́lasya *kapā́layās *kapā́lāna(H)m
locative *kapā́lay *kapā́layaw *kapā́layšu

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