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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/swésōr
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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
Etymology
Possibly from *su-h₁ésh₂-ōr, reflexive pronoun of *swé (“self”) + *h₁ésh₂r̥ (“blood”), so literally “woman of one's own kin group” in an exogamous society. Another alternative combines *swé (“self”) + *-sōr (feminine-noun-forming suffix).
Inflection
| Athematic, amphikinetic | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | |||
| nominative | *swésōr | ||
| genitive | *susrés | ||
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative | *swésōr | *swésorh₁(e) | *swésores |
| vocative | *swésor | *swésorh₁(e) | *swésores |
| accusative | *swésorm̥ | *swésorh₁(e) | *swésorm̥s |
| genitive | *susrés | *? | *susróHom |
| ablative | *susrés | *? | *susr̥mós |
| dative | *susréy | *? | *susr̥mós |
| locative | *susér, *suséri | *? | *susr̥sú |
| instrumental | *susréh₁ | *? | *susr̥bʰí |
Coordinate terms
Descendants
- Albanian: *swesarā
- Albanian: vajë (dialectal)
- ⇒ Albanian: vajzë (“girl”) (< vajë + -zë)
- Albanian: vajë (dialectal)
- Armenian:
- Balto-Slavic: *swesō (see there for further descendants)
- Celtic: *swesūr (see there for further descendants)
- Germanic: *swestēr (see there for further descendants)
- Hellenic: *hwéhōr
- Ancient Greek: ἔορ (éor)
- Indo-Iranian: *swásā (see there for further descendants)
- Italic: *swezōr (see there for further descendants)
- Tocharian: *(ṣä)ṣer (< accusative *swésorm̥)
References
- Mallory, J. P.; Adams, D. Q., editors (1997) Encyclopedia of Indo-European culture, London, Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, page 521
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