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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/néptih₂

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

From *népōts +‎ *-ih₂.

Noun

*néptih₂ f

  1. granddaughter
  2. niece

Inflection
Athematic, amphikinetic
singular
nominative *néptih₂
genitive *néptyeh₂s
singular dual plural
nominative *néptih₂ *néptih₂h₁(e) *néptih₂es
vocative *néptih₂ *néptih₂h₁(e) *néptih₂es
accusative *néptih₂m̥ *néptih₂h₁(e) *néptih₂m̥s
genitive *néptyeh₂s *? *néptyeh₂oHom
ablative *néptyeh₂s *? *néptyeh₂mos
dative *néptyeh₂ey *? *néptyeh₂mos
locative *néptyeh₂, *néptyeh₂i *? *néptyeh₂su
instrumental *néptyeh₂h₁ *? *néptyeh₂bʰi

Descendants
  • Celtic: *nextī (see there for further descendants)
  • Germanic: *niftiz (see there for further descendants)
  • Indo-Iranian: *náptiH
    • Indo-Aryan: *naptíH
      • Sanskrit: नप्तृ (náptṛ), नप्ती (naptī́, fem.nom.sg)
  • Italic: *neptis
    • Latin: neptis (see there for further descendants)

References
  • Mallory, J. P.; Adams, D. Q. (2006) The Oxford Introduction to Proto-Indo-European and the Proto-Indo-European World (Oxford Linguistics), New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 213
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