Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/ḱolh₂mos

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

Noun

*ḱolh₂mos m

  1. straw

Inflection

Thematic
singular
nominative *ḱolmos
genitive *ḱolmosyo
singular dual plural
nominative *ḱolmos *ḱolmoh₁ *ḱolmoes
vocative *ḱolme *ḱolmoh₁ *ḱolmoes
accusative *ḱolmom *ḱolmoh₁ *ḱolmoms
genitive *ḱolmosyo *? *ḱolmoHom
ablative *ḱolmead *? *ḱolmomos, *ḱolmobʰos
dative *ḱolmoey *? *ḱolmomos, *ḱolmobʰos
locative *ḱolmey, *ḱolmoy *? *ḱolmoysu
instrumental *ḱolmoh₁ *? *ḱolmōys

Descendants

  • Proto-Balto-Slavic: *śálˀmāˀ f, *śálˀmas m (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Germanic: *halmaz (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Hellenic:
  • Proto-Italic: *kolmos
    • Latin: culmus (see there for further descendants)