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, acrostatic
    masculine feminine
    nominative *méǵh₂yōs *méǵh₂yesih₂
    genitive *méǵh₂isos *méǵh₂isyeh₂s
    masculine singular dual plural
    nominative *méǵh₂yōs *méǵh₂yosh₁(e) *méǵh₂yoses
    vocative *méǵh₂yos *méǵh₂yosh₁(e) *méǵh₂yoses
    accusative *méǵh₂yosm̥ *méǵh₂yosh₁(e) *méǵh₂yosm̥s
    genitive *méǵh₂isos *? *méǵh₂isoHom
    ablative *méǵh₂isos *? *méǵh₂ismos, *méǵh₂isbʰos
    dative *méǵh₂isey *? *méǵh₂ismos, *méǵh₂isbʰos
    locative *méǵh₂yés, *méǵh₂yési *? *méǵh₂isu
    instrumental *méǵh₂ish₁ *? *méǵh₂ismis, *méǵh₂isbʰis
    feminine singular dual plural
    nominative *méǵh₂yesih₂ *méǵh₂yesih₂h₁(e) *méǵh₂yesih₂es
    vocative *méǵh₂yesih₂ *méǵh₂yesih₂h₁(e) *méǵh₂yesih₂es
    accusative *méǵh₂yesih₂m̥ *méǵh₂yesih₂h₁(e) *méǵh₂yesih₂m̥s
    genitive *méǵh₂isyeh₂s *? *méǵh₂isyeh₂oHom
    ablative *méǵh₂isyeh₂s *? *méǵh₂isyeh₂mos, *méǵh₂isyeh₂bʰos
    dative *méǵh₂isyeh₂ey *? *méǵh₂isyeh₂mos, *méǵh₂isyeh₂bʰos
    locative *méǵh₂isyeh₂, *méǵh₂isyeh₂i *? *méǵh₂isyeh₂su
    instrumental *méǵh₂isyeh₂h₁ *? *méǵh₂isyeh₂mis, *méǵh₂isyeh₂bʰis
    neuter singular dual plural
    nominative *méǵh₂yos *méǵh₂yosih₁ *méǵh₂yōs
    vocative *méǵh₂yos *méǵh₂yosih₁ *méǵh₂yōs
    accusative *méǵh₂yos *méǵh₂yosih₁ *méǵh₂yōs
    genitive *méǵh₂isos *? *méǵh₂isoHom
    ablative *méǵh₂isos *? *méǵh₂ismos, *méǵh₂isbʰos
    dative *méǵh₂isey *? *méǵh₂ismos, *méǵh₂isbʰos
    locative *méǵh₂yés, *méǵh₂yési *? *méǵh₂isu
    instrumental *méǵh₂ish₁ *? *méǵh₂ismis, *méǵh₂isbʰis

    Derived terms

    • *méǵh₂-is-to-s (“biggest”)
      • Proto-Hellenic: *mégistos
      • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *maȷ́ʰištʰas
        • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *máźʰiṣṭʰas
        • Proto-Iranian: *májištas
          • Avestan: 𐬨𐬀𐬰𐬌𐬱𐬙𐬀 (mazišta)
          • Parthian: (/⁠masišt⁠/)
            Manichaean script: 𐫖𐫘𐫏𐫢𐫤 (msyšt)
          • Old Persian: *maθištah
            • Middle Persian: (/⁠mehist⁠/)
              Manichaean script: 𐫖𐫍𐫏𐫘𐫤 (mhyst)
              Book Pahlavi script: [Book Pahlavi needed] (msst')
              • Classical Persian: مهست (mehest, “greatest, biggest”)
    • *méǵh₂-is-tero-s
      • >? Proto-Italic: *magisteros (see there for further descendants)
    • *m(e)ǵh₂-is-m̥mo-

    Descendants

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