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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/néh₂us

This Proto-Indo-European entry contains reconstructed words 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

(Can this(+) etymology be sourced?) Usually described as a derivation from *(s)neh₂- (to swim).

Gamkrelidze and Ivanov argue that it is a borrowing from Proto-Semitic *ʾunw(at)- (jar, vessel; boat).

Noun

*néh₂us f

  1. boat

Declension

Inflection of *néh₂us
singular dual Plural
Nominative *néh₂us ? *néh₂wes
Vocative *néh₂us ? *néh₂wes
Accusative *néh₂wm̥, *néh₂um ? *néh₂uns
Instrumental *neh₂wéh₁ ? *neh₂ubʰí
Dative *neh₂wéy ? *neh₂umós
Ablative *neh₂wés ? *neh₂umós
Genitive *neh₂wés ? *neh₂wóHom
Locative *néh₂u, *néh₂wi ? *neh₂usú

The inflection found in Ancient Greek and Sanskrit (*néh₂-u-s ~ *neh₂-w-és) does not correspond to the traditional ablaut patterns of PIE and probably represents a later levelling or reinterpretation. Original paradigms which have been proposed include:[1]

Athematic, hysterokinetic
singular
nominative *n̥h₂ḗws
genitive *n̥h₂wés
singular dual plural
nominative *n̥h₂ḗws *n̥h₂ḗwh₁(e) *n̥h₂ḗwes
vocative *n̥h₂ḗw *n̥h₂ḗwh₁(e) *n̥h₂ḗwes
accusative *n̥h₂ḗm *n̥h₂ḗwh₁(e) *n̥h₂ḗwm̥s
genitive *n̥h₂wés *? *n̥h₂wóHom
ablative *n̥h₂wés *? *n̥h₂wmós
dative *n̥h₂wéy *? *n̥h₂wmós
locative *n̥h₂ḗw, *n̥h₂ḗwi *? *n̥h₂wsú
instrumental *n̥h₂wéh₁ *? *n̥h₂wbʰí
Athematic, amphikinetic
singular
nominative *néh₂us
genitive *n̥h₂wés
singular dual plural
nominative *néh₂us *néh₂uh₁(e) *néh₂ewes
vocative *néh₂u *néh₂uh₁(e) *néh₂ewes
accusative *néh₂um *néh₂uh₁(e) *néh₂ums
genitive *n̥h₂wés *? *n̥h₂wóHom
ablative *n̥h₂wés *? *n̥h₂wmós
dative *n̥h₂wéy *? *n̥h₂wmós
locative *n̥h₂éw, *n̥h₂éwi *? *n̥h₂wsú
instrumental *n̥h₂wéh₁ *? *n̥h₂wbʰí

Derived terms

  • *neh₂w(i)yos
    • Hellenic: *nā́yyos
      • Ancient Greek: νήϊος (nḗïos)
        Doric Greek: νᾱ́ϊος (nā́ïos)
    • Indo-Iranian: *naHwiyás (see there for further descendants)

Descendants

  • Armenian: *nawa-
  • Celtic: *nāwā[2]
    • Brythonic:
      • Middle Breton: neau, nev
      • Middle Welsh: noe
    • Goedelic:
  • Germanic: *nōz, *nōwaz, [3] (perhaps, with labiovelar from *Hw) *nakwô[4]
    • Old Norse: nór
      • Icelandic: nór
  • Hellenic: *náus[5]
  • Indo-Iranian: *náHuš (see there for further descendants)
  • Italic: *naus ~ *nāwis[6]
  • Illyrian: *Nauna, *Nauportus (toponyms)

References

  1. Wodtko, Dagmar S.; Irslinger, Britta; Schneider, Carolin (2008), “*néh₂-u-”, in Nomina im indogermanischen Lexikon [Nouns in the Indo-European Lexicon] (in German), Heidelberg: Universitätsverlag Winter, pages 515-519
  2. Matasović, Ranko (2009), “*nāwā”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 285
  3. Kroonen, Guus (2013), “*nō-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 391
  4. Kroonen, Guus (2013), “*nakwan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 382
  5. Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), “ναῦς”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), volume II, with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 999
  6. De Vaan, Michiel (2008), “nāvis”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, pages 402-403

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