Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/Hámsas

This Proto-Indo-Iranian 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-Iranian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₃émsos (“shoulder”).

Noun

*Hámsas

1. shoulder

Declension

masculine a-stem
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*Hámsas	*Hámsā	*Hámsā, -ās(as)
vocative	*Hámsa	*Hámsā	*Hámsā, -ās(as)
accusative	*Hámsam	*Hámsā	*Hámsāns
instrumental	*Hámsā	*HámsaybʰyaH, -ābʰyām	*Hámsāyš
ablative	*Hámsāt	*HámsaybʰyaH, -ābʰyām	*Hámsaybʰyas
dative	*Hámsāy	*HámsaybʰyaH, -ābʰyām	*Hámsaybʰyas
genitive	*Hámsasya	*Hámsayās	*Hámsāna(H)m
locative	*Hámsay	*Hámsayaw	*Hámsayšu

Descendants

• Proto-Indo-Aryan: *Hámsas
  • Sanskrit: अंस (áṃsa)
• Proto-Iranian: *Hámhah
  • Ossetian: (“shoulder blade”)

    Digor Ossetian: онӕ (onæ)

    Iron Ossetian: он (on)