Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/-nih₂

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

From *-ō +‎ *-ih₂.

Suffix

*(é)-nih₂ f

1. Feminizes athematic nominal stems.

Inflection

Athematic, proterokinetic
	singular
nominative	*(é)-nih₂
genitive	*(Ø)-n̥yéh₂s
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*(é)-nih₂	*(é)-nih₂h₁(e)	*(é)-nih₂es
vocative	*(é)-nih₂	*(é)-nih₂h₁(e)	*(é)-nih₂es
accusative	*(é)-nih₂m̥	*(é)-nih₂h₁(e)	*(é)-nih₂m̥s
genitive	*(Ø)-n̥yéh₂s	*?	*(Ø)-n̥yéh₂oHom
ablative	*(Ø)-n̥yéh₂s	*?	*(Ø)-n̥yéh₂mos, *(Ø)-n̥yéh₂bʰos
dative	*(Ø)-n̥yéh₂ey	*?	*(Ø)-n̥yéh₂mos, *(Ø)-n̥yéh₂bʰos
locative	*(Ø)-n̥yéh₂, *(Ø)-n̥yéh₂i	*?	*(Ø)-n̥yéh₂su
instrumental	*(Ø)-n̥yéh₂h₁	*?	*(Ø)-n̥yéh₂mis, *(Ø)-n̥yéh₂bʰis

Derived terms

Proto-Indo-European terms suffixed with *-nih₂

Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/h₃rḗǵnih₂

Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/pótnih₂

Descendants

• Proto-Balto-Slavic: *-ūnīˀ ~ *-unjāˀ
  • Proto-Slavic: *-ьňà
    • Old Polish: -nia
      • Polish: -nia
  • Proto-Slavic: *-yni (see there for further descendants)
• Proto-Germanic: *-inī ~ *-unjǭ (see there for further descendants)