Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/Hráwma

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 *Hréw-mn̥, from Proto-Indo-European *Hrew- (“to tear out”).

Noun

*Hráwma n

1. hair, body hair

Declension

consonant stem
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*Hráwms	*Hráwmāw	*Hráwmas
vocative	*Hráwm	*Hráwmāw	*Hráwmas
accusative	*Hráwmam	*Hráwmāw	*Hráwmas
instrumental	*HráwmaH	*HráwmbʰyaH, -bʰyām	*Hráwmbʰiš
ablative	*Hráwmas	*HráwmbʰyaH, -bʰyām	*HráwmbʰyaH
dative	*Hráwmay	*HráwmbʰyaH, -bʰyām	*HráwmbʰyaH
genitive	*Hráwmas	*Hráwmawš	*Hráwmām
locative	*Hráwmi	*Hráwmawš	*Hráwmsu

Descendants

• Proto-Indo-Aryan: *Hráwma
  • Sanskrit: रोमन् (róman), लोमन् (lóman) — later variant
    • Pali: loma, roma, loma
      • → Khmer: រោម (room)
    • Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀭𑁄𑀫 (roma)
      • Hindi: रोयाँ (royā̃)
    • → Old Tamil: 𑀉𑀭𑁄𑀫𑀫𑁆 (urōmam)
      • Tamil: உரோமம் (urōmam)
    • → Tamil: ரோமம் (rōmam)
• Proto-Iranian: *Hráwma (see there for further descendants)