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Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/wiā

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This Proto-Italic 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-Italic

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    Etymology

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    From Proto-Indo-European *wih₁eh₂, from *weyh₁-. Cognate with Lithuanian vyti.

    Noun

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    *wiā f[1]

    1. road

    Declension

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    Declension of *wiā (ā-stem)
    singular plural
    nominative *wiā *wiās
    vocative *wia *wiās
    accusative *wiām, -am *wians
    genitive *wiās *wiāzom
    dative *wiāi *wiais
    ablative *wiād *wiais
    locative *wiāi *wiais

    Descendants

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    • Latin: via
    • Umbrian: 𐌅𐌉𐌀 (via) (abl. sg.)
    • Oscan: 𐌅𐌝𐌞 (víú, nom.sg.), 𐌅𐌝𐌀𐌌 (víam, acc.sg.)
    • South Picene: 𐌅𐌝𐌀𐌌 (víam) (acc. sg.)

    References

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    1. ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008), Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 673-4