Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/-ṓy

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

Suffix

*(∅)-ṓy m or f

1. Forms nouns from verb and noun stems.

   ‎*sekʷ- (“to follow”) + ‎*-éh₂ (action noun suffix) + ‎*-ṓy → ‎*sokʷh₂ṓy (“retinue follower”)

Inflection

Athematic, hysterokinetic
	singular
nominative	*(∅)-ṓy
genitive	*(∅)-yés
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*(∅)-ṓy	*(∅)-óyh₁(e)	*(∅)-óyes
vocative	*(∅)-óy	*(∅)-óyh₁(e)	*(∅)-óyes
accusative	*(∅)-ṓm	*(∅)-óyh₁(e)	*(∅)-óym̥s
genitive	*(∅)-yés	*?	*(∅)-yóHom
ablative	*(∅)-yés	*?	*(∅)-imós, *(∅)-ibʰós
dative	*(∅)-yéy	*?	*(∅)-imós, *(∅)-ibʰós
locative	*(∅)-óy, *(∅)-ṓy	*?	*(∅)-isú
instrumental	*(∅)-yéh₁	*?	*(∅)-imís, *(∅)-ibʰís

Derived terms

Proto-Indo-European terms suffixed with *-ṓy

Descendants

• Anatolian:
  • Hittite: [script needed] (-āiš)
• Proto-Hellenic: *-ṓi
  • Ancient Greek: -ώ (-ṓ)