Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/h₂éḱmō

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This Proto-Indo-European 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-European[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From *h₂eḱ- (sharp) +‎ *-mō (agentive nominal suffix), referring to the cutting sharpness of stone.

Noun[edit]

*h₂éḱmō m

  1. stone
  2. (figurative) heaven, the heavenly vault

Inflection[edit]

Athematic, amphikinetic
singular
nominative *h₂éḱmō
genitive *h₂ḱm̥nés
singular dual plural
nominative *h₂éḱmō *h₂éḱmonh₁(e) *h₂éḱmones
vocative *h₂éḱmon *h₂éḱmonh₁(e) *h₂éḱmones
accusative *h₂éḱmonm̥ *h₂éḱmonh₁(e) *h₂éḱmonm̥s
genitive *h₂ḱm̥nés *? *h₂ḱm̥nóHom
ablative *h₂ḱm̥nés *? *h₂ḱmn̥mós
dative *h₂ḱm̥néy *? *h₂ḱmn̥mós
locative *h₂ḱmén, *h₂ḱméni *? *h₂ḱmn̥sú
instrumental *h₂ḱm̥néh₁ *? *h₂ḱmn̥mís

Alternative reconstructions[edit]

  • *h₄éḱmō[1]

Derived terms[edit]

  • >? *h₂eḱm-o-ro-s

Descendants[edit]

  • Proto-Balto-Slavic: *ákmō, *kā́ˀmō (see there for further descendants)
  • >? Proto-Germanic: *himinaz (from a metathesized *h₂ḱémō) (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Hellenic:
  • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *Háćmā (see there for further descendants)

References[edit]

  1. ^ Mallory, J. P., Adams, D. Q. (2006) “*h₄éḱmōn”, in The Oxford introduction to Proto-Indo-European and the Proto-Indo-European world, Oxford University Press, pages 98, 121