Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/(H)adʰamás

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

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰ-m̥mo-s, from *(H)n̥dʰí (“under, below”) +‎ *-tm̥mos.

Adjective

*(H)adʰamás[1][2]

  1. superlative degree of *(H)adʰáras (“low”): lowest

Descendants

  • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *(H)adʰamás[2]
  • Proto-Iranian: *(H)adamáh[2][1]
    • Ormuri: jēm, jəm, zēm (Baraki Barak)
    • Ormuri: jēm, jim (Kaniguram)

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lubotsky, Alexander (2011) “adhamá-”, in The Indo-Aryan Inherited Lexicon (in progress) (Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Project), Leiden University
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Rastorgujeva, V. S., Edelʹman, D. I. (2000–) “*adah”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ iranskix jazykov [Etymological Dictionary of Iranian Languages] (in Russian), Moscow: Vostochnaya Literatura, pages 80-81
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