Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/mádʰu

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 *médʰu.

Noun

*mádʰu n

1. honey
2. wine

Inflection

neuter u-stem
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*mádʰu	*mádʰwiH	*mádʰuH
vocative	*mádʰu	*mádʰwiH	*mádʰuH
accusative	*mádʰu	*mádʰwiH	*mádʰuH
instrumental	*mádʰuH	*mádʰubʰyā(m)	*mádʰubʰiš
ablative	*mádʰwas	*mádʰubʰyā(m)	*mádʰubʰyas
dative	*mádʰaway	*mádʰubʰyā(m)	*mádʰubʰyas
genitive	*mádʰwas	*mádʰuwās	*mádʰuHnaHam
locative	*mádʰāw	*mádʰuwaw	*mádʰušu

Derived forms

• *madʰurás (“sweet”)
  • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *madʰurás
    • Sanskrit: मधुर (madhurá) (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Nuristani: *madurá
    • Northern Nuristani:
      • Kamkata-viri:

        Kamviri: múrë

        Kativiri: múr

    • Southern Nuristani:
      • Ashkun: murë́
      • Waigali: murë

Descendants

• Proto-Indo-Aryan: *mádʰu (“honey”)
  • Sanskrit: मधु (mádhu) (see there for further descendants)
• Proto-Iranian: *mádu (“honey, wine”) (see there for further descendants)