Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/h₁léwdʰis

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 *h₁lewdʰ- (“people”) +‎ *-is.

Noun

*h₁léwdʰis m

1. people

Inflection

Athematic, proterokinetic
	singular
nominative	*h₁léwdʰis
genitive	*h₁ludʰéys
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*h₁léwdʰis	*h₁léwdʰih₁(e)	*h₁léwdʰeyes
vocative	*h₁léwdʰi	*h₁léwdʰih₁(e)	*h₁léwdʰeyes
accusative	*h₁léwdʰim	*h₁léwdʰih₁(e)	*h₁léwdʰims
genitive	*h₁ludʰéys	*?	*h₁ludʰéyoHom
ablative	*h₁ludʰéys	*?	*h₁ludʰímos, *h₁ludʰíbʰos
dative	*h₁ludʰéyey	*?	*h₁ludʰímos, *h₁ludʰíbʰos
locative	*h₁ludʰéy, *h₁ludʰḗy	*?	*h₁ludʰísu
instrumental	*h₁ludʰíh₁	*?	*h₁ludʰímis, *h₁ludʰíbʰis

Descendants

• Proto-Balto-Slavic: *ljáudis (see there for further descendants)
• Proto-Germanic: *liudiz (see there for further descendants)