Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/(s)neh₂-

See also: Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/(s)neh₁-

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

Root

*(s)neh₂- (imperfective)

1. to swim
2. to float

Descendants

• Proto-Indo-Iranian: *snaH-
  • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *snaH-
    • Sanskrit: स्ना (snā)
      • Hindi: नहाना (nahānā)
      • Sinhalese: නානවා (nānawā)
  • Proto-Iranian: *snaH-
    • Khotanese: [script needed] (ysänāh-)
    • Northern Kurdish: ajne
    • Manichaean Middle Persian: 𐫙𐫢𐫗𐫀𐫉 (ʿšnʾz)
    • Middle Persian: [script needed] (šnʾc /⁠šnāz-⁠/, “to swim”)
      • Persian: شناویدن (šenâvidan, “to swim”)

Derived terms

Terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *(s)neh₂- (18 c, 0 e)

• *(s)néh₂-ti ~ *(s)n̥h₂-énti (athematic root present)
• *(s)noh₂-éye-ti (causative)
  • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *snaHpáyati
    • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *snaHpáyati
      • Sanskrit: स्नापयति (snāpáyati)
    • Proto-Iranian: *snaHpáyati
      • Avestan: 𐬁𐬯𐬥𐬀𐬫𐬁𐬝 (āsnayāt̰)
      • Khotanese: [script needed] (ysänāj-)
      • Manichaean Middle Persian: 𐫀𐫀𐫘𐫗𐫀𐫏 (ʾʾsnʾy)
      • Sogdian: [script needed] (snʾy)
• *(s)n̥h₂-sḱé-ti
  • Tocharian:
    • Tocharian B: nāsk-
• *(s)néh₂-mn̥
  • Proto-Hellenic: *(h)nā́mə
    • Ancient Greek: νᾶμᾰ (nâma)
• *néh₂-u-s
• *(s)néH-tr̥ (perhaps)
• *(s)n̥h₂-mós
  • Proto-Celtic: *snāmos
    • Brythonic:
      • Middle Breton: neuff
        • Breton: neuñv, neuñ
      • Middle Welsh: nawf
        • Welsh: nawf
    • Old Irish: snám
      • Irish: snámh
      • Manx: snaue
      • Scottish Gaelic: snàmh
• *(s)neh₂-tós
  • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *snaHtás
    • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *snaHtás
      • Sanskrit: स्नात (snātá)
    • Proto-Iranian: *snaHtáh
      • Avestan: 𐬯𐬥𐬁𐬙𐬀 (snāta)
  • Proto-Italic: *snātos
    • Latin: nātus
    • Umbrian: 𐌔𐌍𐌀𐌕𐌀 (snata), 𐌔𐌍𐌀𐌕𐌖 (snatu, n.acc.pl.), 𐌔𐌍𐌀𐌕𐌄𐌔 (snates), 𐌔𐌍𐌀𐌕𐌄 (snate, “cleansed”, n.abl.pl.); 𐌀𐌔𐌍𐌀𐌕𐌀 (asnata), 𐌀𐌔𐌍𐌀𐌕𐌖 (asnatu, n.acc.pl.), 𐌀𐌔𐌍𐌀𐌕𐌄𐌔 (asnates), 𐌀𐌔𐌍𐌀𐌕𐌄 (asnate, “uncleansed?”, n.abl.pl.)
• Unsorted formations:
  • Indo-Iranian:
    • Iranian:
      • Kurdish:
        • Northern Kurdish: ajna (āžnā), ajnê (āžnē), ajnî (āžnī, “swimming”)
      • Mazanderani: سنو (seno, “swimming”)
      • Persian: شنا (šenâ, “swimming”), اشنان (ôšnân, “wash herb, alkalin herb, barilla”)