Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/sh₂éytlom

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 *sh₂ey- (“to bind, fetter”) +‎ *-tlom (instrumental nominal suffix).

Noun

*sh₂éytlom n

1. lifetime, lifespan

Inflection

Thematic
	singular
nominative	*sh₂eytlom
genitive	*sh₂eytlosyo
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*sh₂eytlom	*sh₂eytloy(h₁)	*sh₂eytleh₂
vocative	*sh₂eytlom	*sh₂eytloy(h₁)	*sh₂eytleh₂
accusative	*sh₂eytlom	*sh₂eytloy(h₁)	*sh₂eytleh₂
genitive	*sh₂eytlosyo	*?	*sh₂eytloHom
ablative	*sh₂eytlead	*?	*sh₂eytlomos, *sh₂eytlobʰos
dative	*sh₂eytloey	*?	*sh₂eytlomos, *sh₂eytlobʰos
locative	*sh₂eytley, *sh₂eytloy	*?	*sh₂eytloysu
instrumental	*sh₂eytloh₁	*?	*sh₂eytlōys

Descendants

• Proto-Celtic: *saitlom (see there for further descendants)
• Proto-Italic: *saitlom
  • Latin: saeculum (see there for further descendants)
• Baltic:
  • Lithuanian: sėkla
  • Latvian: sēkla