Reconstruction:Proto-Balto-Slavic/kā́ˀmō

This Proto-Balto-Slavic 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-Balto-Slavic

Etymology

  • From pre-Balto-Slavic *kéh₂mō,[1] with metathesis, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éḱmō. According to Matasović, the depalatalization of palatovelars occurred before sonorant followed by a back vowel: Ḱ > K/_RVback.

    Noun

    *kā́ˀmō m

    1. stone
      Synonym: *ákmō

    Inflection

    Fixed accent.

    Declension of *kā́ˀmō (consonant stem)
    singular dual plural
    nominative *kā́ˀmō *kā́ˀmene *kā́ˀmenes
    accusative *kā́ˀmenin *kā́ˀmene *kā́ˀmenins
    genitive *kā́ˀmenes *kā́ˀmenauš? *kā́ˀmenōn
    locative *kā́ˀmenī *kā́ˀmenauš? *kā́ˀmenišu
    dative *kā́ˀmenei *kā́ˀmōmā *kā́ˀmen(i)mas
    instrumental *kā́ˀmōmi? *kā́ˀmōmā *kā́ˀmenimīš? -imins?
    vocative *kā́ˀmō *kā́ˀmene *kā́ˀmōsu

    Descendants

    • Proto-Slavic: *kàmy (see there for further descendants)

    References

    1. ^ Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “камень”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
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