Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/HnidráH

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 *h₁ni-dréh₂, from *h₁ni- (“down”) +‎ *dreh₂- (“to sleep”, deverbal noun suffix) +‎ *-éh₂. Compare Sanskrit नि (ní) and द्रायति (drā́yati).

Noun

*HnidráH f

1. sleep, slumber

Declension

aH-stem
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*HnidráH	*Hnidráy	*Hnidrā́s
vocative	*Hnidray	*Hnidráy	*Hnidrā́s
accusative	*Hnidrā́m	*Hnidráy	*Hnidrā́s
instrumental	*HnidráyaH́	*HnidráHbʰyā(m)	*HnidráHbʰiš
ablative	*HnidráyaHs	*HnidráHbʰyā(m)	*HnidráHbʰyas
dative	*HnidráyaHy	*HnidráHbʰyā(m)	*HnidráHbʰyas
genitive	*HnidráyaHs	*Hnidrāyās	*HnidráHnām
locative	*HnidráyaH(m)	*Hnidrāyaw	*HnidráHsu

Descendants

• Proto-Indo-Aryan: *HnidráH
  • Sanskrit: निद्रा (nidrā́) (see there for further descendants)
• Proto-Iranian: *HnidráH
  • → Old Armenian: նիրհ (nirh)