Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/-mō

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

Etymology

Cognates with a different ablaut:

• *-mn̥
• *-mḗn

See also *-h₃onh₂- and *-ō.

Suffix

*(é)-mō m

1. Creates agent nouns from verbs.

Inflection

Athematic, amphikinetic
	singular
nominative	*(é)-mō
genitive	*(Ø)-m̥nés
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*(é)-mō	*(é)-monh₁(e)	*(é)-mones
vocative	*(é)-mon	*(é)-monh₁(e)	*(é)-mones
accusative	*(é)-monm̥	*(é)-monh₁(e)	*(é)-monm̥s
genitive	*(Ø)-m̥nés	*?	*(Ø)-m̥nóHom
ablative	*(Ø)-m̥nés	*?	*(Ø)-mn̥mós, *(Ø)-mn̥bʰós
dative	*(Ø)-m̥néy	*?	*(Ø)-mn̥mós, *(Ø)-mn̥bʰós
locative	*(Ø)-mén, *(Ø)-méni	*?	*(Ø)-mn̥sú
instrumental	*(Ø)-m̥néh₁	*?	*(Ø)-mn̥mís, *(Ø)-mn̥bʰís

Derived terms

Proto-Indo-European terms suffixed with *-mō

Descendants

• Proto-Balto-Slavic: *-mō
  • Lithuanian: -muo
  • Proto-Slavic: *-my
• Proto-Celtic: *-mū
  • Old Irish: -em
• Proto-Hellenic: *-mōn
  • Ancient Greek: -μων (-mōn)
• Proto-Germanic: *-mô (see there for further descendants)
• Proto-Indo-Iranian: *-mā
  • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *-mā
    • Sanskrit: -मन् (-man)
  • Proto-Iranian: *-mā
    • Avestan: -𐬨𐬀 (-ma), -𐬨𐬀𐬥 (-man)
• Proto-Italic: *-mō
  • Latin: -mōnium, -mōnia