Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/paHmā́

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 *peh₁-mḗn, from *peh₁- (“to hurt”).

Noun

*paHmā́ m

1. skin disease, scabies, rash

Declension

consonant stem
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*paHmā́	*paHmánāw	*paHmánas
vocative	*paHmán	*paHmánāw	*paHmánas
accusative	*paHmánam	*paHmánāw	*paHmnás
instrumental	*paHmnáH	*paHmabʰyáH, -bʰyā́m	*paHmabʰíš
ablative	*paHmnás	*paHmabʰyáH, -bʰyā́m	*paHmabʰyáH
dative	*paHmnáy	*paHmabʰyáH, -bʰyā́m	*paHmabʰyáH
genitive	*paHmnás	*paHmnáwš	*paHmnā́m
locative	*paHmáni	*paHmnáwš	*paHmasú

Descendants

• Proto-Indo-Aryan: *paHmā́
  • Sanskrit: पामन् (pāmán, “scabies”)
• Proto-Iranian: *paHmā́
  • Younger Avestan: 𐬞𐬁𐬨𐬀 m (pāma, nom sg), 𐬞𐬄𐬨𐬀 m (pąma, “scabies”, nom sg)
  • Pashto: پم (pam, “scabies”)