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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hamalaz

This Proto-Germanic 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-Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *ḱom-olo-,[1] From *ḱem-. Cognate Sanskrit शम (śama, hornless), Proto-Slavic *komolъ (hornless) (> Russian комо́лый (komólyj)).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxɑ.mɑ.lɑz/

Adjective

*hamalaz[1]

  1. mutilated, truncated

Inflection


Derived terms

Descendants

  • Old Dutch: *hamal
  • Old High German: hamal
  • Proto-Samic: *āmēlē (see there for further descendants)
  • ? Proto-Finnic: *kamala

References

  1. Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*hamala-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 206
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