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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/h₂ōwyóm

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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

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Etymology

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Likely a vṛddhi derivative of *h₂éwis (bird).

Noun

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*h₂ōwyóm n (non-ablauting)

  1. egg

Reconstruction notes

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The form to cover all the reflexes in daughter languages is not completely reconstructable.

Inflection

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Thematic
singular
nominative *h₂ōwyóm
genitive *h₂ōwyósyo
singular dual plural
nominative *h₂ōwyóm *h₂ōwyóy(h₁) *h₂ōwyéh₂
vocative *h₂ōwyóm *h₂ōwyóy(h₁) *h₂ōwyéh₂
accusative *h₂ōwyóm *h₂ōwyóy(h₁) *h₂ōwyéh₂
genitive *h₂ōwyósyo *? *h₂ōwyóHom
ablative *h₂ōwyéad *? *h₂ōwyómos, *h₂ōwyóbʰos
dative *h₂ōwyóey *? *h₂ōwyómos, *h₂ōwyóbʰos
locative *h₂ōwyéy, *h₂ōwyóy *? *h₂ōwyóysu
instrumental *h₂ōwyóh₁ *? *h₂ōwyṓys

Descendants

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  • Proto-Albanian:
    • Albanian: ve
  • Proto-Armenian:
    • Old Armenian: ձու (ju) (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Balto-Slavic: *ṓja (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Celtic: *āwyom (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Germanic: *ajją (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Hellenic: *ōyyón (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *Hāwyám
    • Proto-Iranian: *Hāwyám (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Italic: *ōwom
    • Latin: ōvum (see there for further descendants)