Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/h₂r̥ǵn̥tóm

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

Etymology

  • From *h₂erǵ- (“white, argent, glittering”). Probably entered the vocabulary with the meaning 'white metal, (probably) silver' around 3,500 BC.[1]

    Noun

    *h₂r̥ǵn̥tóm n[2][3]

    1. silver

    Inflection

    Thematic
    singular
    nominative *h₂r̥ǵn̥tóm
    genitive *h₂r̥ǵn̥tósyo
    singular dual plural
    nominative *h₂r̥ǵn̥tóm *h₂r̥ǵn̥tóy(h₁) *h₂r̥ǵn̥téh₂
    vocative *h₂r̥ǵn̥tóm *h₂r̥ǵn̥tóy(h₁) *h₂r̥ǵn̥téh₂
    accusative *h₂r̥ǵn̥tóm *h₂r̥ǵn̥tóy(h₁) *h₂r̥ǵn̥téh₂
    genitive *h₂r̥ǵn̥tósyo *? *h₂r̥ǵn̥tóHom
    ablative *h₂r̥ǵn̥téad *? *h₂r̥ǵn̥tómos, *h₂r̥ǵn̥tóbʰos
    dative *h₂r̥ǵn̥tóey *? *h₂r̥ǵn̥tómos, *h₂r̥ǵn̥tóbʰos
    locative *h₂r̥ǵn̥téy, *h₂r̥ǵn̥tóy *? *h₂r̥ǵn̥tóysu
    instrumental *h₂r̥ǵn̥tóh₁ *? *h₂r̥ǵn̥tṓys

    Descendants

    • Proto-Armenian: *arcant-[4]
    • Proto-Celtic: *argantom (< *h₂erǵn̥t-ó-m[3]) (see there for further descendants)
    • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *Hr̥ȷ́atám[5]
      • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *Hraȷ́atám (< *h₂reǵn̥t-ó-m[2])
        • Sanskrit: रजत (rajatá) (see there for further descendants)
      • Proto-Iranian: *Hr̥jatám (see there for further descendants)
    • Proto-Italic: *argentom (see there for further descendants)

    References

    1. ^ Mallory, James P. (1984), “Proto-Indo-European Silver”, in Zeitschrift für vergleichende Sprachforschung‎[1], volume 1, number 97, Göttingen: Vandenhoek und Ruprecht, retrieved 7 May 2018, pages 1–12
    2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013), “akra- 2”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[2], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 18: “h₂reǵ-nt-o-”
    3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Delamarre, Xavier (2003), “*arganto-”, in Dictionnaire de la langue gauloise: une approche linguistique du vieux-celtique continental [Dictionary of the Gaulish language: A linguistic approach to Old Continental Celtic] (Collection des Hespérides; 9), 2nd edition, Éditions Errance, →ISBN, page 41: “h₂erǵnto-"”
    4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Martirosyan, Hrach (2010), Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden and Boston: Brill, pages 138–139
    5. ^ Rastorgujeva, V. S.; Edelʹman, D. I. (2000), Etimologičeskij slovarʹ iranskix jazykov [Etymological Dictionary of Iranian Languages] (in Russian), volume I, Moscow: Vostochnaya Literatura, page 231
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