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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/déms pótis

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

Etymology

PIE word
*pótis

From *dṓm ~ *dém-s (house) + *pótis (master).

Noun

*déms pótis m[1]

  1. master of the house

Inflection

Athematic, acrostatic
singular
nominative *déms pótis
genitive *déms pétis
singular dual plural
nominative *déms pótis *déms pótih₁(e) *déms póteyes
vocative *déms póti *déms pótih₁(e) *déms póteyes
accusative *déms pótim *déms pótih₁(e) *déms pótims
genitive *déms pétis *? *déms pétyoHom
ablative *déms pétis *? *déms pétimos
dative *déms pétyey *? *déms pétimos
locative *déms péti *? *déms pétisu
instrumental *déms pétih₁ *? *déms pétimis

Derived terms

  • *démspot-nih₂ ~ *dm̥spot-n̥yéh₂-s
    • Proto-Hellenic: *déspoňňa (see there for further descendants)

Descendants

  • Proto-Hellenic: *despótis
    • Ancient Greek: δεσπότης (despótēs) (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *dámspatiš
    • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *dámspatiṣ
    • Proto-Iranian: *dámspátiš
      • Avestan: 𐬛𐬇𐬧𐬔⸱𐬞𐬀𐬙𐬋𐬌𐬴 (də̄ṇg.patōiṣ̌, master of the house, gen.sg.)

References

  1. Ringe, Donald (2006) From Proto-Indo-European to Proto-Germanic (A Linguistic History of English; 1), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN
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