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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/sh₂imṓ

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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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From *sh₂ey- (to bind) +‎ *-mṓ.

Noun

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*sh₂imṓ

  1. something that binds
  2. cord, rope

Inflection

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The following paradigm is reconstructed by Yates (2022), although he does not notate the loss of *-n in the nominative singular:[1]

Athematic, hysterokinetic
singular
nominative *sh₂imṓ
genitive *sh₂inés
singular dual plural
nominative *sh₂imṓ *sh₂imónh₁(e) *sh₂imónes
vocative *sh₂imón *sh₂imónh₁(e) *sh₂imónes
accusative *sh₂imónm̥ *sh₂imónh₁(e) *sh₂imónm̥s
genitive *sh₂inés *? *sh₂inóHom
ablative *sh₂inés *? *sh₂in̥mós, *sh₂in̥bʰós
dative *sh₂inéy *? *sh₂in̥mós, *sh₂in̥bʰós
locative *sh₂imén, *sh₂iméni *? *sh₂in̥sú
instrumental *sh₂inéh₁ *? *sh₂in̥mís, *sh₂in̥bʰís

Descendants

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  • Proto-Anatolian:
  • Proto-Germanic: *sīmô (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *siHmā́

References

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  1. ^ Yates, Anthony (2022) “A new prosodic reconstruction of Proto-Indo-European *-mon-stems”, in Indo-European Linguistics, volume 10, number 1, →DOI, →ISSN, pages 214–288