Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/wr̥Hmíš

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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/wr̥Hmíš

This Proto-Indo-Iranian 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-Iranian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *wl̥H-mí-s, from *welH- (“to turn, coil”). Cognate with Proto-Germanic *walmiz.

Noun

*wr̥Hmíš f

1. wave

Declension

masculine i-stem
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*wr̥Hmíš	*wr̥HmíH	*wr̥Hmáyas
vocative	*wr̥Hmáy	*wr̥HmíH	*wr̥Hmáyas
accusative	*wr̥Hmím	*wr̥HmíH	*wr̥Hmī́n, -ī́š
instrumental	*wr̥HmíH́	*wr̥Hmíbʰyām	*wr̥Hmíbʰiš
ablative	*wr̥Hmáyš	*wr̥Hmíbʰyām	*wr̥Hmíbʰyas
dative	*wr̥Hmáyay	*wr̥Hmíbʰyām	*wr̥Hmíbʰyas
genitive	*wr̥Hmáyš	*wr̥Hmyáwš	*wr̥Hmáyām?
locative	*wr̥Hmā́(w)?	*wr̥Hmyáwš	*wr̥Hmíšu

Descendants

• Indo-Aryan: *wr̥Hmíṣ
  • Sanskrit: ऊर्मि (ūrmí)[1]
    • ⇒ Sanskrit: ऊर्म्य (ū́rmya, “waving”)
• Iranian: *wr̥Hmíš
  • Avestan: 𐬬𐬀𐬭𐬆𐬨𐬌‎ (varəmi)

References

1. Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992), “ūrmí-”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan] (in German), volume I, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 245