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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/h₂wéh₁n̥ts
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Proto-Indo-European
Etymology
Participle of *h₂wḗh₁ti, of the root *h₂weh₁-.
Adjective
*h₂wéh₁n̥ts
- blowing
- (as substantive) that which blows; the wind, air
Inflection
| Athematic, amphikinetic | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | ||
| nominative | *h₂wéh₁n̥ts | *h₂uh₁éntih₂ | |
| genitive | *h₂uh₁n̥tés | *h₂uh₁n̥tyéh₂s | |
| masculine | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *h₂wéh₁n̥ts | *h₂wéh₁n̥th₁(e) | *h₂wéh₁n̥tes |
| vocative | *h₂wéh₁n̥t | *h₂wéh₁n̥th₁(e) | *h₂wéh₁n̥tes |
| accusative | *h₂wéh₁n̥tm̥ | *h₂wéh₁n̥th₁(e) | *h₂wéh₁n̥tm̥s |
| genitive | *h₂uh₁n̥tés | *? | *h₂uh₁n̥tóHom |
| ablative | *h₂uh₁n̥tés | *? | *h₂uh₁n̥tmós |
| dative | *h₂uh₁n̥téy | *? | *h₂uh₁n̥tmós |
| locative | *h₂wéh₁n̥t, *h₂wéh₁n̥ti | *? | *h₂uh₁n̥tsú |
| instrumental | *h₂uh₁n̥téh₁ | *? | *h₂uh₁n̥tmís |
| feminine | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *h₂uh₁éntih₂ | *h₂uh₁éntih₂h₁(e) | *h₂uh₁éntih₂es |
| vocative | *h₂uh₁éntih₂ | *h₂uh₁éntih₂h₁(e) | *h₂uh₁éntih₂es |
| accusative | *h₂uh₁éntih₂m̥ | *h₂uh₁éntih₂h₁(e) | *h₂uh₁éntih₂m̥s |
| genitive | *h₂uh₁n̥tyéh₂s | *? | *h₂uh₁n̥tyéh₂oHom |
| ablative | *h₂uh₁n̥tyéh₂s | *? | *h₂uh₁n̥tyéh₂mos |
| dative | *h₂uh₁n̥tyéh₂ey | *? | *h₂uh₁n̥tyéh₂mos |
| locative | *h₂uh₁n̥tyéh₂, *h₂uh₁n̥tyéh₂i | *? | *h₂uh₁n̥tyéh₂su |
| instrumental | *h₂uh₁n̥tyéh₂h₁ | *? | *h₂uh₁n̥tyéh₂mis |
| neuter | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *h₂wéh₁n̥t | *h₂wéh₁n̥tih₁ | *h₂wéh₁n̥th₂ |
| vocative | *h₂wéh₁n̥t | *h₂wéh₁n̥tih₁ | *h₂wéh₁n̥th₂ |
| accusative | *h₂wéh₁n̥t | *h₂wéh₁n̥tih₁ | *h₂wéh₁n̥th₂ |
| genitive | *h₂uh₁n̥tés | *? | *h₂uh₁n̥tóHom |
| ablative | *h₂uh₁n̥tés | *? | *h₂uh₁n̥tmós |
| dative | *h₂uh₁n̥téy | *? | *h₂uh₁n̥tmós |
| locative | *h₂wéh₁n̥t, *h₂wéh₁n̥ti | *? | *h₂uh₁n̥tsú |
| instrumental | *h₂uh₁n̥téh₁ | *? | *h₂uh₁n̥tmís |
Descendants
The descendants outside of Hittite and Greek have converted this into a thematic noun, indicating a late PIE reconstruction of *h₂wéh₁n̥tos.
- Anatolian:
- Hittite: 𒄷𒉿𒀭𒍝 (ḫu-wa-an-za /huwanza/), 𒄷𒌋𒉿𒀭𒍝 (ḫu-u-wa-an-za /hūwanza/)[1]
- Proto-Celtic: *wintos[2] (see there for further descendants)
- Proto-Germanic: *windaz[3] (see there for further descendants)
- Proto-Hellenic: *awḗəts[4]
- Ancient Greek: ἀείς (aeís), ἀέντα (aénta, acc.s.)
- Proto-Indo-Iranian: *HwáHatas (see there for further descendants)
- Proto-Italic: *wentos[5] (see there for further descendants)
- Proto-Tocharian: *wyente (see there for further descendants)
References
- Kloekhorst, Alwin (2008), “ḫuu̯ant-”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Hittite Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 5), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 428-429
- Matasović, Ranko (2009), “*winto-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 423
- Kroonen, Guus (2013), “*winda-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 587
- Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), “ἄημι”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), volume I, with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 27
- De Vaan, Michiel (2008), “ventus”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 662-663