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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/ástam

This Proto-Indo-Iranian 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-Iranian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *ń̥s-to-m, substantivized from *n̥s-tó- (“returned”), from *nes- (“to return home”).

Noun

*ástam n[1]

  1. home; house
    Synonyms: *dám, *dmáHnas, *gʰr̥dʰás

Declension
neuter a-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *ástam *ástay *ástaH
vocative *ástam *ástay *ástaH
accusative *ástam *ástay *ástaH
instrumental *ástā *ástaybʰyaH, -ābʰyām *ástāyš
ablative *ástāt *ástaybʰyaH, -ābʰyām *ástaybʰyas
dative *ástāy *ástaybʰyaH, -ābʰyām *ástaybʰyas
genitive *ástasya *ástayās *ástāna(H)m
locative *ástay *ástayaw *ástayšu

Descendants
  • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *ástam
    • Sanskrit: अस्त (ásta)
      • Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀅𑀢𑁆𑀣 (attha)
      • Pali: attha
  • Proto-Iranian: *ástam
    • Avestan: 𐬀𐬯𐬙𐬀 (asta)

References
  1. Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992) “ásta-”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎ (in German), volume I, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 149
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