Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/táwHsiH

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 *téwh₂s-ih₂ (power, strength),[1] from *tḗwh₂-s ~ *téwh₂-s, from *tewh₂- (to swell; to be strong) +‎ *-s, + *-ih₂.

Noun

*táwHsiH f

  1. strength, might, power

Inflection

yaH-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *táwHsiH *táwHsiH *táwHsiHš
vocative *táwHsi *táwHsiH *táwHsiHš
accusative *táwHsiHm *táwHsiH *táwHsiHš
instrumental *táwHsyaH *táwHsiHbʰyā(m) *táwHsiHbʰiš
ablative *táwHsyaHs *táwHsiHbʰyā(m) *táwHsiHbʰyas
dative *táwHsyay *táwHsiHbʰyā(m) *táwHsiHbʰyas
genitive *táwHsyaHs *táwHsiHās *táwHsiHnaHam
locative *táwHsyaH *táwHsiHaw *táwHsiHsu

Descendants

  • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *táwHsiH
    • Sanskrit: तविषी (táviṣī)
  • Proto-Iranian: *táwHsiH
    • Old Avestan: 𐬙𐬆𐬎𐬎𐬍𐬱𐬍 (təuuīšī)

References

  1. ^ Kuiper, F. B. J. (1976) “Old East Iranian dialects”, in Indo-Iranian Journal[1], volume 18, numbers 3–4, Brill, page 249