Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/suHyús

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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/suHyús

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

Etymology

U-stem derivation from the root *sewH- (“to give birth”), thus the original meaning being "birth, fruit of the body". Balto-Slavic, Indo-Iranian, Germanic and also Tocharian B reflect the -nu- derivation from the same root: *suHnús.

Noun

*suh₁yús or *suh₃yús m[1]

1. Alternative form of *suHnús

Inflection

Sihler's reconstruction

	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*suHyús	*suHyéwes
Vocative	*suHyów	*suHyéwes
Accusative	*suHyúm	*suHyúms
Genitive	*suHyóws	*suHyéwom
Ablative	*suHyóws	*suHyúbʰ(y)os, suHyúmos
Dative	*suHyéwey	*suHyúbʰ(y)os, suHyúmos
Locative	*suHyḗw, *suHyewi	*suHyúsu
Instrumental	*suHywéh₁	*suHyúbʰis, suHyúmis

Descendants

• Armenian:
  • Old Armenian: ուստր (ustr)
    • Armenian: ուստր (ustr)
• Hellenic: *hūyús
  • Ancient Greek: υἱύς (huiús)
  • Mycenaean Greek: 𐀂𐀍 (i-jo), 𐀄𐀍 (u-jo),
• Tocharian:
  • Tocharian A: se
  • Tocharian B: soy

References

1. Wodtko, Dagmar S.; Irslinger, Britta; Schneider, Carolin (2008), “*suH-”, in Nomina im indogermanischen Lexikon [Nouns in the Indo-European Lexicon] (in German), Heidelberg: Universitätsverlag Winter, pages 686-690