Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/h₂éngʷʰis

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This Proto-Indo-European entry contains reconstructed terms 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

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Reconstruction

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Aspiration of the final consonant of the stem is guaranteed by Old Irish and Armenian forms.

Noun

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*h₂éngʷʰis m (oblique stem *h₂n̥gʷʰéy-)

  1. snake

Inflection

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Athematic, proterokinetic
singular
nominative *h₂éngʷʰis
genitive *h₂n̥gʷʰéys
singular dual plural
nominative *h₂éngʷʰis *h₂éngʷʰih₁(e) *h₂éngʷʰeyes
vocative *h₂éngʷʰi *h₂éngʷʰih₁(e) *h₂éngʷʰeyes
accusative *h₂éngʷʰim *h₂éngʷʰih₁(e) *h₂éngʷʰims
genitive *h₂n̥gʷʰéys *? *h₂n̥gʷʰéyoHom
ablative *h₂n̥gʷʰéys *? *h₂n̥gʷʰímos, *h₂n̥gʷʰíbʰos
dative *h₂n̥gʷʰéyey *? *h₂n̥gʷʰímos, *h₂n̥gʷʰíbʰos
locative *h₂n̥gʷʰéy, *h₂n̥gʷʰḗy *? *h₂n̥gʷʰísu
instrumental *h₂n̥gʷʰíh₁ *? *h₂n̥gʷʰímis, *h₂n̥gʷʰíbʰis

Synonyms

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Descendants

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  • Proto-Albanian: *ts-angulā
  • Armenian:
    • Old Armenian: աւձ (awj)
      • Armenian: օձ (ōj)
    • (possibly) Armenian: անգի (angi, thin, emaciated)
  • Proto-Balto-Slavic: *ángis (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Celtic:
  • Proto-Italic: *anɣʷis (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Germanic: *unkwiz or *unkwô (< *h₂n̥gʷʰ-)
  • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *Hánǰʰiš

References

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