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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/méǵh₂yōs

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 the adjective *méǵh₂s (big, great) + *-yōs (intensive suffix).

Adjective

*méǵh₂yōs

  1. bigger, greater

Inflection

Athematic, amphikinetic
masculine feminine
nominative *méǵh₂yōs *m̥ǵh₂yésih₂
genitive *m̥ǵh₂isés *m̥ǵh₂isyéh₂s
masculine singular dual plural
nominative *méǵh₂yōs *méǵh₂yosh₁(e) *méǵh₂yoses
vocative *méǵh₂yos *méǵh₂yosh₁(e) *méǵh₂yoses
accusative *méǵh₂yosm̥ *méǵh₂yosh₁(e) *méǵh₂yosm̥s
genitive *m̥ǵh₂isés *? *m̥ǵh₂isóHom
ablative *m̥ǵh₂isés *? *m̥ǵh₂ismós
dative *m̥ǵh₂iséy *? *m̥ǵh₂ismós
locative *m̥ǵh₂yés, *m̥ǵh₂yési *? *m̥ǵh₂isú
instrumental *m̥ǵh₂iséh₁ *? *m̥ǵh₂ismís
feminine singular dual plural
nominative *m̥ǵh₂yésih₂ *m̥ǵh₂yésih₂h₁(e) *m̥ǵh₂yésih₂es
vocative *m̥ǵh₂yésih₂ *m̥ǵh₂yésih₂h₁(e) *m̥ǵh₂yésih₂es
accusative *m̥ǵh₂yésih₂m̥ *m̥ǵh₂yésih₂h₁(e) *m̥ǵh₂yésih₂m̥s
genitive *m̥ǵh₂isyéh₂s *? *m̥ǵh₂isyéh₂oHom
ablative *m̥ǵh₂isyéh₂s *? *m̥ǵh₂isyéh₂mos
dative *m̥ǵh₂isyéh₂ey *? *m̥ǵh₂isyéh₂mos
locative *m̥ǵh₂isyéh₂, *m̥ǵh₂isyéh₂i *? *m̥ǵh₂isyéh₂su
instrumental *m̥ǵh₂isyéh₂h₁ *? *m̥ǵh₂isyéh₂mis
neuter singular dual plural
nominative *méǵh₂yos *méǵh₂yosih₁ *méǵh₂yōs
vocative *méǵh₂yos *méǵh₂yosih₁ *méǵh₂yōs
accusative *méǵh₂yos *méǵh₂yosih₁ *méǵh₂yōs
genitive *m̥ǵh₂isés *? *m̥ǵh₂isóHom
ablative *m̥ǵh₂isés *? *m̥ǵh₂ismós
dative *m̥ǵh₂iséy *? *m̥ǵh₂ismós
locative *m̥ǵh₂yés, *m̥ǵh₂yési *? *m̥ǵh₂isú
instrumental *m̥ǵh₂iséh₁ *? *m̥ǵh₂ismís

Derived terms

  • *méǵh₂-is-to-s (biggest)
    • Proto-Hellenic: *mégistos
    • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *maȷ́ʰištʰas
      • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *máźʰiṣṭʰas
        • Sanskrit: महिष्ठ (máhiṣṭha)
      • Proto-Iranian: *májištas
        • Avestan: 𐬨𐬀𐬰𐬌𐬱𐬙𐬀 (mazišta)
        • Parthian: (/⁠masišt⁠/)
          Manichaean script: [Manichaean needed] (msyšt)
        • Old Persian: [Term?] (/⁠*maþista⁠/)
          • Middle Persian: (/⁠mehist⁠/)
            Manichaean script: [Manichaean needed] (mhyst)
            Book Pahlavi script: [Book Pahlavi needed] (msst')
            • Classical Persian: مهست (mehest, greatest, biggest)
  • *méǵh₂-is-tero-s
    • Proto-Italic: *magisteros
  • *m(e)ǵh₂-is-m̥mo-

Descendants

  • Proto-Celtic: *magyos
    • Continental:
      • Gaulish: Magios
    • Goidelic:
  • Proto-Hellenic: *méďďōn
  • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *máȷ́ʰyas
    • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *máźʰyas
      • Sanskrit: महीयस् (máhīyas)
    • Proto-Iranian: *májyah
      • Avestan: 𐬨𐬀𐬰𐬌𐬌𐬀𐬵 (maziiah)
  • Proto-Italic: *magjōs, *magis (< *m̥ǵh₂-is)
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