Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/wérǵom

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

Accent-retracted deadjectival noun from an adjective *werǵós (“done”), from *werǵ- (“to make”) +‎ *-ós (deverbal adjectival suffix).

Noun

*wérǵom n (non-ablauting)

1. work

Inflection

Thematic
	singular
nominative	*wérǵom
genitive	*wérǵosyo
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*wérǵom	*wérǵoy(h₁)	*wérǵeh₂
vocative	*wérǵom	*wérǵoy(h₁)	*wérǵeh₂
accusative	*wérǵom	*wérǵoy(h₁)	*wérǵeh₂
genitive	*wérǵosyo	*?	*wérǵoHom
ablative	*wérǵead	*?	*wérǵomos, *wérǵobʰos
dative	*wérǵoey	*?	*wérǵomos, *wérǵobʰos
locative	*wérǵey, *wérǵoy	*?	*wérǵoysu
instrumental	*wérǵoh₁	*?	*wérǵōys

Descendants

• Armenian:
  • Old Armenian: գործ (gorc)
    • Armenian: գործ (gorc)
• ⇒ Proto-Balto-Slavic:
  • Eastern Baltic:
    • Latvian: var̂za (“fish trap”)
    • Lithuanian: váržas (“fish trap”)
  • Proto-Slavic: *vьrša (“fishing basket, osier fish-trap”) (possibly) (see there for further descendants)
• Proto-Germanic: *werką (see there for further descendants)
• Proto-Hellenic: *wérgon (see there for further descendants)
• Proto-Indo-Iranian: *wárȷ́am
  • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *wárȷ́am
    • Sanskrit: वर्ज (várja, adj.)
  • Proto-Iranian: *wárjam
    • Avestan: 𐬬𐬀𐬭𐬆𐬰𐬆𐬨 (var^əzəm)
• Tocharian:
  • Tocharian A: wark (“wickerwork”)