Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/ástam

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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/ástam

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 *ń̥s-to-m, substantivized from *n̥s-tó- (“returned”), from *nes- (“to return home”).

Noun

*ástam n[1]

1. home; house

   Synonyms: *dám, *dmáHnas, *gʰr̥dʰás

Declension

neuter a-stem
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*ástam	*ástay	*ástaH
vocative	*ástam	*ástay	*ástaH
accusative	*ástam	*ástay	*ástaH
instrumental	*ástā	*ástaybʰyaH, -ābʰyām	*ástāyš
ablative	*ástāt	*ástaybʰyaH, -ābʰyām	*ástaybʰyas
dative	*ástāy	*ástaybʰyaH, -ābʰyām	*ástaybʰyas
genitive	*ástasya	*ástayās	*ástāna(H)m
locative	*ástay	*ástayaw	*ástayšu

Descendants

• Indo-Aryan: *ástam
  • Sanskrit: अस्त (ásta)
    • Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀅𑀢𑁆𑀣 (attha)
    • Pali: attha
• Iranian: *ástam
  • Avestan: 𐬀𐬯𐬙𐬀‎ (asta)

References

1. Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992), “ásta-”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan] (in German), volume I, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 149