Cognate Set 6066 – Meaning: one

IE-CoR reference form:
*sem-
IE-CoR reference language:
Proto-Indo-European
Ideophonic:
no
Parallel derivation:
no
Justification:
Anatolian, Tocharian, Greek, and Armenian lexemes derived from PIE *sem- 'one (collective)' (LIPP 2:671-679, cf. Kloekhorst 2008:750-751, Adams 2013:721-722, Beekes 2010:394, Martirosyan 2010:467-468).
Found in clades:
Anatolian, Armenian, Hellenic, Tocharian
Revised by:
Cassandra Freiberg, Matthew Scarborough
Found in 4 clades by 16 lexemes.
Language Lexeme Native script Phonetic Phonemic Notes
8   Greek: Modern Std énas ένας ˈe̞nas ˈe̞nas
3   Tocharian A sas sas ≠ ṣom- səs səs Fem. säṃ (cf. Toch. B sana); otherwise suppletive stem ṣom- (e.g. masc. pl. ṣome, cf. Toch. B ṣemi).
4   Tocharian B ṣe ṣe ≠ ṣem- ʂe, ˈʂeme- ʂe, ʂeme- Suppletive stem ṣem- in rest of masc. paradigm. Fem. sana, acc. somo.
6   Greek: Ancient eĩs εἷς hêːs hêːs G.sg. ἑνός. εἷς, μία, ἑν.
13   Tsakonian: Peloponnese éna ένα ˈe̞na ˈe̞na
5   Greek: Mycenaean e-me 𐀁𐀕 hemei̯ hemei̯ Dat.sg.m., attested in PY Ta 641.1 (ti-ri-po , e-me , po-de 'tripod with one foot').
1   Hittite šia- *ši-i-aš Nom.sg. always spelled as 1-iš (OS), 1-aš (NS). The native script form as given is reconstructed from gen.sg. ši-i-e-el, dat.-loc.sg. ši-e-da-ni, etc. Cf. CHD for full range of forms attested.
7   Greek: New Testament heĩs εἷς is is > 30 attestations in the NT.
15   Armenian: Classical mi մի mi mi-ɔ-
16   Armenian: Eastern mi մի mi mi Removed MEK.
17   Armenian: Western mēk մէկ mɛk mek
11   Greek: Cypriot énas ένας ˈɛnɐs ˈɛnɐs Masc.: ένας, fem.: μια /ˈmjɐ/ [ˈmɲɐ], neut.: έναν.
14   Tsakonian: Propontis éna ένα ˈe̞na ˈe̞na
12   Greek: Italiot éna ένα ˈe̞na ˈe̞na It.
10   Greek: Pontic eis εις is is also /ˈinas/
9   Greek: Cappadocian tóna τόνα ˈtona ˈtona < determiner + ένα ‘one’
References
  • Adams, Douglas Q.: 721-722
    S.v. TochB ṣe 'one', which together with TochA sa- are derived from PIE *sem- (cf. Gk. εἷς, Arm. mi).
  • Beekes, Robert: 394
    S.v. εἷς 'one' (gen.sg. ἑν-ός) < PIE *sem- 'one'.
  • Beekes, Robert: 79-81
  • Dunkel, George E.: 671-679
    S.v. *sém- 'vereint; ein' adjectivische Wurzel, inklusiv; Singulare tantum.
  • Kloekhorst, Alwin: 750-751
    S.v. Hitt. šī- 'one', from PIE *sih₂, an old feminine form to *sem- 'one' which was later replaced by *sm-ih₂, (cf. [Beekes 1988](src-570):79-81).
  • Martirosyan, Hrach: 467-468
    Arm. mi 'one', from the PIE feminine stem *sm-ih₂ (cf. Gk. μία '1' f.).