Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/mléwHti

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

Alternative forms

• *mléwh₂ti

Etymology

Athematic root present of *mlewH- (“to say”).

Verb

*mléwHti (imperfective)

1. to say

Inflection

Imperfective, athematic
3rd singular	*mléwHti
3rd plural	*mluHénti
Active voice	Present indicative	Past indicative	Imperative	Subjunctive	Optative
1st singular	*mléwHmi	*mléwHm̥	—	*mléwHoh₂	*mluHyéh₁m̥
2nd singular	*mléwHsi	*mléwHs	*mléwH, *mluHdʰí	*mléwHesi	*mluHyéh₁s
3rd singular	*mléwHti	*mléwHt	*mléwHtu	*mléwHeti	*mluHyéh₁t
1st dual	*mluHwós	*mluHwé	—	*mléwHowos	*mluHih₁wé
2nd dual	*mluHtés	*mluHtóm	*mluHtóm	*mléwHetes	*mluHih₁tóm
3rd dual	*mluHtés	*mluHtā́m	*mluHtā́m	*mléwHetes	*mluHih₁tā́m
1st plural	*mluHmós	*mluHmé	—	*mléwHomos	*mluHih₁mé
2nd plural	*mluHté	*mluHté	*mluHté	*mléwHete	*mluHih₁té
3rd plural	*mluHénti	*mluHént	*mluHéntu	*mléwHonti	*mluHih₁ént
Participle	*mluHónts
Middle voice	Present indicative	Past indicative	Imperative	Subjunctive	Optative
1st singular	*mluHh₂ér	*mluHh₂é	—	*mléwHoh₂er	*mluHih₁h₂é
2nd singular	*mluHth₂ér	*mluHth₂é	*mluHsó	*mléwHeth₂er	*mluHih₁th₂é
3rd singular	*mluHtór, *mluHór	*mluHtó, *mluHó	*?	*mléwHetor	*mluHih₁tó, *mluHih₁ó
1st dual	*mluHwósdʰh₂	*mluHwédʰh₂	—	*mléwHowosdʰh₂	*mluHih₁wédʰh₂
2nd dual	*?	*?	*?	*?	*?
3rd dual	*?	*?	*?	*?	*?
1st plural	*mluHmósdʰh₂	*mluHmédʰh₂	—	*mléwHomosdʰh₂	*mluHih₁médʰh₂
2nd plural	*mluHdʰh₂wé	*mluHdʰh₂wé	*mluHdʰh₂wé	*mléwHedʰh₂we	*mluHih₁dʰh₂wé
3rd plural	*mluHn̥tór, *mluHrór	*mluHn̥tó, *mluHró	*?	*mléwHontor	*mluHih₁ró
Participle	*mluHm̥h₁nós

Descendants

• Proto-Indo-Iranian: *mráwHti
  • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *bráwHti
    • Sanskrit: ब्रवीति (brávīti), ब्रूते (brūté)
  • Proto-Iranian: *mráwHti
    • Avestan: 𐬨𐬭𐬀𐬊𐬌𐬙𐬌 (mraoⁱti)
• Proto-Tocharian:
  • Tocharian B: pälw-