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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/népōts
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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
Reconstruction
Due to the Greek form ἀνεψιός (anepsiós) some reconstruct an initial laryngeal, rendering the reconstruction *h₂népōt. An alternative theory is that the Greek form reflects a compounded form *sm̥-neptiyos (“co-grandson”), expressing the reciprocity of the relation.
The reconstruction without a laryngeal has been suggested to be derived from *ne (“not”) and *pótis (“master, lord, husband”).
Usage notes
The meaning "nephew" is confined to the west and center of the IE world.
Inflection
| Athematic, amphikinetic | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | |||
| nominative | *(h₂)népōts | ||
| genitive | *(h₂)n̥ptés | ||
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative | *(h₂)népōts | *(h₂)népoth₁(e) | *(h₂)népotes |
| vocative | *(h₂)népot | *(h₂)népoth₁(e) | *(h₂)népotes |
| accusative | *(h₂)népotm̥ | *(h₂)népoth₁(e) | *(h₂)népotm̥s |
| genitive | *(h₂)n̥ptés | *? | *(h₂)n̥ptóHom |
| ablative | *(h₂)n̥ptés | *? | *(h₂)n̥ptmós |
| dative | *(h₂)n̥ptéy | *? | *(h₂)n̥ptmós |
| locative | *(h₂)népot, *(h₂)népoti | *? | *(h₂)n̥ptsú |
| instrumental | *(h₂)n̥ptéh₁ | *? | *(h₂)n̥ptbʰí |
Coordinate terms
Descendants
- Albanian: nip (possibly a Latin loanword)
- Balto-Slavic:
- Celtic: *neɸūss
- Old Irish: nia (“sister's son”)
- Germanic: *nefô (see there for further descendants)
- Hellenic:
- Ancient Greek: ἀνεψιός (anepsiós) (< *sm̥-neptiyos (“co-grandson”) or *h₂népōt)
- Indo-Iranian: *nápāts (see there for further descendants)
- Italic: *nepōts
- Latin: nepōs (see there for further descendants)
References
- Mallory, J. P.; Adams, D. Q., editors (1997) Encyclopedia of Indo-European culture, London, Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, page 392
- Émile Benveniste (1969), Le Vocabulaire des institutions indo-européennes, Paris, Volume I, p. 234
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