Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/térmn̥

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

Pokorny suggests *ter(h₂)- (“to pass through”) +‎ *-mn̥ (action or result suffix); Watkins suggests *ter- (“boundary”) +‎ *-mn̥.

Noun

*térmn̥ n

1. boundary, end

Inflection

Athematic, proterokinetic
	singular	collective
nominative	*térmn̥	*térmō
genitive	*tr̥méns	*trm̥nés
	singular	dual	plural	collective
nominative	*térmn̥	*térm̥nih₁	—	*térmō
vocative	*térmn̥	*térm̥nih₁	—	*térmō
accusative	*térmn̥	*térm̥nih₁	—	*térmō
genitive	*tr̥méns	*?	—	*trm̥nés
ablative	*tr̥méns	*?	—	*trm̥nés
dative	*tr̥méney	*?	—	*trm̥néy
locative	*tr̥mén, *tr̥méni	*?	—	*tr̥mén, *tr̥méni
instrumental	*tr̥ménh₁	*?	—	*trm̥néh₁

Descendants

• >? Proto-Armenian: (< *ter-m(n)-o-)
  • Armenian: թարմ (tʻarm, “end-piece”)
• >? Proto-Germanic: *þrumą (“butt, end”) (perhaps earlier *þrumną < *trm̥n-ó-m) (see there for further descendants)
• >? Proto-Germanic: *þrumǭ (< collective)
• Proto-Hellenic: *térmə, *térmōn (< collective)
  • Ancient Greek: τέρμα (térma), τέρμων (térmōn)
• Proto-Indo-Iranian: *tárma
  • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *tárma
    • Sanskrit: तर्मन् (tárman), सुतर्मन् (sutárman) (< *h₁su- + *térmn̥)
• Proto-Italic: *termn̥, *termnos (see there for further descendants), *termō (< collective)
  • Latin: termen, terminus, termō

References

• Pokorny, Julius (1959) “1075”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 1075
• Watkins, Calvert (1985) “terə-”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of Indo-European Roots, Boston: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt