Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/mayšás

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 *moysós. The original meaning was "fur", later expanded semantically in the late PIE dialects.

    Noun

    *mayšás m

    1. ram

    Declension

    masculine a-stem
    singular dual plural
    nominative *mayšás *mayšā́(w) *mayšā́s(as)
    vocative *máyša *máyšā(w) *máyšās(as)
    accusative *mayšám *mayšā́(w) *mayšā́ns
    instrumental *mayšáH *mayšáybʰyā(m) *mayšā́yš
    ablative *mayšā́t *mayšáybʰyā(m) *mayšáybʰyas
    dative *mayšā́y *mayšáybʰyā(m) *mayšáybʰyas
    genitive *mayšásya *mayšáyās *mayšā́naHam
    locative *mayšáy *mayšáyaw *mayšáyšu

    Descendants

    • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *mayṣás
      • Sanskrit: मेष (meṣá) (see there for further descendants)
    • Proto-Iranian: *mayšáh (see there for further descendants)
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