Reconstruction:Proto-Iranian/Hāwyám

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

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hāwyám, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ōwyóm.

Noun

*Hāwyám n

  1. egg

Inflection

neuter a-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *Hāwyám *Hāwyáy *HāwyáH
vocative *Hā́wyam *Hā́wyay *Hā́wyaH
accusative *Hāwyám *Hāwyáy *HāwyáH
instrumental *HāwyáH *Hāwyáybʰyā(m) *Hāwyā́yš
ablative *Hāwyā́t *Hāwyáybʰyā(m) *Hāwyáybʰyah
dative *Hāwyā́y *Hāwyáybʰyā(m) *Hāwyáybʰyah
genitive *Hāwyáhya *Hāwyáyāh *Hāwyā́naHam
locative *Hāwyáy *Hāwyáyaw *Hāwyáyšu

Alternative reconstructions

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Central Iranian:
    • Younger Avestan: 𐬀𐬉𐬨 (aēm, acc. sg.)

References

  1. ^ Rastorgujeva, V. S.; Edelʹman, D. I. (2000–), “*āi̯a-, *au̯i̯a-”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ iranskix jazykov [Etymological Dictionary of Iranian Languages] (in Russian), Moscow: Vostochnaya Literatura, pages 305-306
  2. ^ Lubotsky, Alexander (2011), The Indo-Aryan Inherited Lexicon (in progress) (Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Project), Leiden University, page 1:*āiam