Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/téntis

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 *ten- (“extend, stretch”) +‎ *-tis (abstract or action suffix).

Noun

*téntis f

1. extension

Inflection

Athematic, proterokinetic
	singular
nominative	*téntis
genitive	*tn̥téys
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*téntis	*téntih₁(e)	*ténteyes
vocative	*ténti	*téntih₁(e)	*ténteyes
accusative	*téntim	*téntih₁(e)	*téntims
genitive	*tn̥téys	*?	*tn̥téyoHom
ablative	*tn̥téys	*?	*tn̥tímos, *tn̥tíbʰos
dative	*tn̥téyey	*?	*tn̥tímos, *tn̥tíbʰos
locative	*tn̥téy, *tn̥tḗy	*?	*tn̥tísu
instrumental	*tn̥tíh₁	*?	*tn̥tímis, *tn̥tíbʰis

Descendants

• (perhaps) Germanic: *þundiz, *þindiz
  • Old Norse: þund, þind
• Proto-Hellenic: *tə́tis
  • Ancient Greek: τᾰ́σις (tásis)
• Proto-Indo-Iranian: *tántiš
  • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *tántiṣ
    • Sanskrit: तति (tati, “sacrificial act, ceremony”), तन्ति (tantí)
• (perhaps) Tocharian:
  • Tocharian B: tant