Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/-h₂

This Proto-Indo-European 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-European

Suffix

*(é)-(o)-h₂ n

Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups or sets. The semantic extension from abstract/collective to feminine is comparable to the one of Proto-Semitic *-at-.

Inflection

Athematic, amphikinetic
	singular
nominative	*(é)-(o)-h₂
genitive	*(∅)-(∅)-és
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*(é)-(o)-h₂	—	—
vocative	*(é)-(o)-h₂	—	—
accusative	*(é)-(o)-h₂	—	—
genitive	*(∅)-(∅)-és	—	—
ablative	*(∅)-(∅)-és	—	—
dative	*(∅)-(∅)-éy	—	—
locative	(∅)-(é)-, (∅)-(é)-i	—	—
instrumental	*(∅)-(∅)-éh₁	—	—

Derived terms

Category Proto-Indo-European terms suffixed with *-h₂ not found

⇒ Proto-Indo-European: *-éh₂
- Balto-Slavic: ā-stem nouns
- Germanic: ō-stem nouns
- Hellenic: ā-stem nouns
  - Ancient Greek: ἀγορά, βουλή-type nouns
- Indo-Iranian: aH-stem nouns
- Italic: ā-stem nouns
⇒ Proto-Indo-European: *-ih₂
- Proto-Albanian: *-jā
  - Albanian: -jë
- Proto-Celtic: *-ī
- Proto-Germanic: *-ī/*-jō
- Proto-Indo-Iranian: *-iH
  - Proto-Indo-Aryan: *-iH
    - Sanskrit: -ई (-ī)
  - Proto-Iranian: *-iH
    - Avestan: -𐬍‎ (-ī) (e.g. 𐬀𐬤𐬵𐬍‎ (aŋᵛhī, “lady”) is a feminine form of 𐬀𐬵𐬎‎ (ahu, “lord”))
- Proto-Tocharian: *-ā
  - Tocharian A: -ā
  - Tocharian B: -ā, -a
- Proto-Hellenic:
  - Ancient Greek: -ιᾰ (-ia), -σσᾰ (-ssa), -ττᾰ (-tta), -V̄ρᾰ (-V̄ra), -ινᾰ (-ina), -ιρᾰ (-ira), -ζᾰ (-za)