< Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian
Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/Yámas
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Proto-Indo-Iranian
Proper noun
*Yámas m
- (religion) Yama, god of the underworld
Declension
| masculine a-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative | *Yámas | *Yámā | *Yámā, -ās(as) |
| vocative | *Yáma | *Yámā | *Yámā, -ās(as) |
| accusative | *Yámam | *Yámā | *Yámāns |
| instrumental | *Yámā | *YámaybʰyaH, -ābʰyām | *Yámāyš |
| ablative | *Yámāt | *YámaybʰyaH, -ābʰyām | *Yámaybʰyas |
| dative | *Yámāy | *YámaybʰyaH, -ābʰyām | *Yámaybʰyas |
| genitive | *Yámasya | *Yámayās | *Yámāna(H)m |
| locative | *Yámay | *Yámayaw | *Yámayšu |
Descendants
- Indo-Aryan: *Yámas
- Sanskrit: यम (yáma)
- → Japanese: 夜摩 (Yama)
- Sanskrit: यम (yáma)
- Iranian: *Yámah
- Avestan: 𐬫𐬌𐬨𐬀 (yima)