Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/demh₂-

This Proto-Indo-European entry contains reconstructed words 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-European

Root

*demh₂-

to tame, domesticate

Derived terms

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*dm̥-né-h₂-ti ~ *dm̥-n-h₂-ti (nasal-infix present)
- Hellenic:
  - Ancient Greek: δάμνημι (dámnēmi)
*dm̥h₂-yé-ti (yé-present)
- Celtic: *damyeti (“to allow, permit, endure”) (see there for further descendants)
*domh₂-éye-ti (causative)
- Italic: *domaō
  - Latin: domō (see there for further descendants)
*domh₂-o-s
- Germanic: *tamaz (see there for further descendants)
*dm̥h₂-tó-s
- Hellenic:
  - Ancient Greek: δμητός (dmētós)
*domh₂-to-s
- Italic: *domatos
  - Latin: domitus
*domh₂-no-s
- Italic: *domanos
  - Latin: dominus
*démh₂-ti-s ~ *dm̥h₂-téy-s
- Hellenic:
  - Ancient Greek: δμῆσις (dmêsis)
Unsorted formations:
- Albanian: dem (“bull, steer”)
- Anatolian:
  - Hittite: 𒋫𒈠𒀸 (tamāšš-, “to press, push”)
- Celtic: *damnati (“to subdue, break a horse”)
  - Old Irish: damnaid (“bind, subdue”)
- Celtic: *damos, *damatos (“bull; domesticated animal”)
  - Brythonic:
    - Breton: dañvad (“sheep”)
    - Cornish: davas (“sheep”)
  - Old Irish: dam (“bull, deer”)
    - Irish: damh
    - Scottish Gaelic: damh
  - Welsh: dafad (“sheep”)
  - Gaulish: damma (“roe”)
  - French: daim
- Indo-Iranian: *dā́myati
  - Indo-Aryan: *dā́myati
    - Sanskrit: दाम्यति (dā́myati), दमायति (damāyáti, “subdue, tame”), दम्य (dámya, “young bull to be tamed”)
      - Assamese: দমা (doma)
      - Bengali: দমা (dôma)
      - Gujarati: દમવું (damvũ)
      - Old Marathi: दमणे (damaṇe)
        Marathi: दमणे (damṇe)
      - Oriya: ଦମିବା (dômiba)
  - Iranian: *dā́myati
    - Persian: دام‎ (dām, “domestic animal”)