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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/káHmas
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Proto-Indo-Iranian
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *kóh₂-mo-s, from *keh₂- (“to desire, wish”) + *-mos (deverbal noun suffix).
Noun
*káHmas m
- wish, desire
Declension
| masculine a-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative | *káHmas | *káHmā | *káHmā, -ās(as) |
| vocative | *káHma | *káHmā | *káHmā, -ās(as) |
| accusative | *káHmam | *káHmā | *káHmāns |
| instrumental | *káHmā | *káHmaybʰyaH, -ābʰyām | *káHmāyš |
| ablative | *káHmāt | *káHmaybʰyaH, -ābʰyām | *káHmaybʰyas |
| dative | *káHmāy | *káHmaybʰyaH, -ābʰyām | *káHmaybʰyas |
| genitive | *káHmasya | *káHmayās | *káHmāna(H)m |
| locative | *káHmay | *káHmayaw | *káHmayšu |
Descendants
- Proto-Indo-Aryan: *káHmas
- Sanskrit: काम (kā́ma) (see there for further descendants)
- Proto-Iranian: *káHmah (see there for further descendants)
References
- Rix, Helmut, editor (2001) Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben [Lexicon of Indo-European Verbs] (in German), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, →ISBN, page 343