Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/átta

This Proto-Indo-European entry contains reconstructed terms 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-European

Alternative reconstructions

• *h₁ótos

Etymology

Likely a Lallwort, compare Proto-Turkic *ata, Proto-Uralic *attɜ, Proto-Eskimo *ata-ata.

Noun

*átta m

1. father

   Synonyms: *ph₂tḗr, *tata-

Hypernyms

• *ǵénh₁tōr (“parent”)

Descendants

• Proto-Albanian: *ata
  • Albanian: atë
• Proto-Anatolian:
  • Hittite: 𒀜𒋫𒀸 (attas)
  • Lydian: 𐤠𐤯𐤠 (ata)
• Proto-Balto-Slavic: *áta
  • Proto-Slavic: *otъ, *ota, ⇒ *otьcь (see there for further descendants)
• Proto-Celtic: *attyos
  • Old Irish: aite (“foster father, teacher, tutor”)
• Proto-Germanic: *attô (see there for further descendants)
• Proto-Hellenic: *átta
  • Ancient Greek: ἄττα (átta)
• Proto-Indo-Iranian: *át(t)a
  • Proto-Iranian: *át(t)a
    • Ossetian: ӕда (æda, “grandfather”)
    • Tajik: ота (ota, “father”)
  • Sanskrit:
    • >? Assamese: (dialectal) আতা (ata, “grandfather”)
• Proto-Italic: *atta, *attā
  • Latin: atta (see there for further descendants)