Reconstruction:Proto-Iranian/ham-

This Proto-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-Iranian

Alternative forms

• *ha- (from the zero grade)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *sam-, from Proto-Indo-European *sem-.

Prefix

*ham-

1. together, joint, paired

Descendants

• Avestan: 𐬵𐬀𐬨- (ham-)
• Sogdian: [script needed] (ʾn-)
• Northern Kurdish: hev
• Parthian: [script needed] (ʾn-)
• Old Persian: 𐏃𐎶 (h-m /⁠ham-⁠/)
  • Middle Persian: hm (ham)
    • Persian: هم (ham)
    • Northern Luri: هوم (hom)
• → Old Armenian: համ- (ham-), համա- (hama-), ամ- (am-), հան- (han-), ան- (an-), հոմ- (hom-), հոմա- (homa-) (in some cases contaminated with native inherited and Greek forms)
  • Armenian: համ- (ham-)