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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/káHmas

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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

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Etymology

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    From Proto-Indo-European *kóh₂-mo-s, from *keh₂- (to fly, flow, run) +‎ *-mō (agentive nominal suffix) +‎ *-s (suffix deriving masculine acrostatic root nouns with lengthened o-grade nominative singular from roots).

    Noun

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    *káHmas m

    1. wish, desire

    Declension

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    masculine a-stem
    singular dual plural
    nominative *káHmas *káHmā *káHmā, -ās(as)
    vocative *káHma *káHmā *káHmā, -ās(as)
    accusative *káHmam *káHmā *káHmāns
    instrumental *káHmā *káHmaybʰyaH, -ābʰyām *káHmāyš
    ablative *káHmāt *káHmaybʰyaH, -ābʰyām *káHmaybʰyas
    dative *káHmāy *káHmaybʰyaH, -ābʰyām *káHmaybʰyas
    genitive *káHmasya *káHmayās *káHmāna(H)m
    locative *káHmay *káHmayaw *káHmayšu

    Descendants

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    • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *káHmas
      • Sanskrit: काम (kā́ma) (see there for further descendants)
    • Proto-Iranian: *káHmah (see there for further descendants)

    References

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