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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/pHtā́
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Proto-Indo-Iranian
Etymology
From earlier *pHtā́r, from Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr. Cognate with Proto-Italic *patēr, Proto-Hellenic *patḗr, Proto-Germanic *fadēr
Noun
*pHtā́ m
- father
Declension
| r-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative | *pHtā́ | *pHtáraH, -ā́raH | *pHtáras, -ā́ras |
| vocative | *pHtar | *pHtáraH, -ā́raH | *pHtáras, -ā́ras |
| accusative | *pHtáram, *-ā́ram, *-r̥m | *pHtáraH, -ā́raH | *pHtŕ̥Nš |
| instrumental | *pHtráH | *pHtŕ̥bʰyā(m) | *pHtŕ̥bʰiš |
| ablative | *pHtŕ̥š, *-rás | *pHtŕ̥bʰyā(m) | *pHtŕ̥bʰyas |
| dative | *pHtráy | *pHtŕ̥bʰyā(m) | *pHtŕ̥bʰyas |
| genitive | *pHtŕ̥š, *-rás | *pHtráw | *pHtrā́m |
| locative | *pHtári | — | *pHtŕ̥šu |
Descendants
- Proto-Indo-Aryan: *pHtā́
- Sanskrit: पितृ (pitṛ́), पिता (pitā́, nom.sg.) (see there for further descendants)
- Proto-Iranian: *pHtā́ (see there for further descendants)
References
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “pitŕ̊”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press