Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/térmn̥

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

Pokorny suggests *ter(h₂)- (“through”) +‎ *-mn̥; Watkins suggests *ter- (“boundary”) +‎ *-mn̥.

Noun

*térmn̥ n

boundary, end

Inflection

Athematic, proterokinetic
	singular	collective
nominative	*térmn̥	*térmō
genitive	*tr̥méns	*trm̥nés
	singular	dual	plural	collective
nominative	*térmn̥	*térm̥nih₁	—	*térmō
vocative	*térmn̥	*térm̥nih₁	—	*térmō
accusative	*térmn̥	*térm̥nih₁	—	*térmō
genitive	*tr̥méns	*?	—	*trm̥nés
ablative	*tr̥méns	*?	—	*trm̥nés
dative	*tr̥méney	*?	—	*trm̥néy
locative	tr̥mén, tr̥méni	*?	—	tr̥mén, tr̥méni
instrumental	*tr̥ménh₁	*?	—	*trm̥néh₁

Descendants

Hellenic: *térmə, *térmōn (< collective)
- Ancient Greek: τέρμα (térma), τέρμων (térmōn)
Indo-Iranian: *tárma
- Indo-Aryan: *tárma
  - Sanskrit: तर्मन् (tárman), सुतर्मन् (sutárman) (< *h₁su- + *térmn̥)
Italic: *termen, *termenos, *termō (< collective)
- Latin: termen, terminus, termō

References

Pokorny, Julius (1959) Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume III, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 1075
Watkins, Calvert (1985), “terə-”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of Indo-European Roots, Boston: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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