Cognate Set 7111 – Meaning: back

IE-CoR reference form:
*h₃ems-
IE-CoR reference language:
Proto-Indo-European
Ideophonic:
no
Parallel derivation:
no
Justification:
Iranic lexemes from PIE *h₃ems- 'shoulder, upper part of the arm' (Abaev 1959–1995 I:461, II:227-228, cf. EWAia I:37). Cf. Proto-Germanic *amsa- 'shoulder' (Lehmann 1986:30, Kroonen 2013:25), Ancient Greek ὦμος 'shoulder' (Beekes 2010:1679-1680).
Found in clades:
Iranic
Revised by:
Matthew Scarborough
Found in 1 clade by 2 lexemes.
Language Lexeme Native script Phonetic Phonemic Notes
72   Ossetic: Iron fæsontæ фӕсонтӕ fɜˈʃontʰɜ fɜʃon-tɜ Pl. tantum.
73   Ossetic: Digor fæsontæ фӕсонтӕ fɜsontʰɜ fɜson-tɜ Pl. tantum.
References
  • Abaev, Vasilij Ivanovič: I:461, II:227-228
    S.v. fæson 'спина' & on 'лопатка'.
  • Beekes, Robert: 1679-1680
    Cf. s.v. Gk. ὦμος 'shoulder, upper part of the arm'; the forms in most IE branches point back to *h₃ems-o-.
  • Belyaev, Oleg:
    fɜšon-tɜ 'back' : from fɜs- 'behind' and on 'shoulderblade'. on goes back to PIr. *anha- (*amha-). Abaev gives Old Indic aṅsa-, Germanic *amsa (Gothic ams 'in umero'), Tocharian B āntse 'shoulder', Greek ὡμός 'id.'.
  • Kroonen, Guus: 25
    S.v. Proto-Germanic *amsa- 'shoulder' < PIE *h₃ém-so- (cf. Skt. áṃsa- 'shoulder', Oss. wæn, won, on / iwonæ 'shoulderblade', TochA es, TochB āntse 'shoulder', Arm. us 'shoulder', Gk. ὦμος 'shoulder, shoulder with the upper arm' < *h₃em-so-; Lat. umerus 'shoulder' < *h₃em-es-o-).
  • Lehmann, Winfred P.: 30
    S.v. Goth. A139. *ams or *amsa 'ὧμος', 'shoulder', from PIE *omsos 'shoulder' (Skt. áṁsas, Gk. ὧμος, Lat. umerus, Arm us, TochA es, B āntse).
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred: I:37
    Cf. s.v. Ved. áṁsa- 'Schulter' (IIr. cf. Oss. on 'Schulterblatt < *anha- [Abaev 1959–1995](src-156) II:227f.), from PIE *Homso-, cf. Goth. amsans (acc.pl) 'die Schultern', TochA es 'Schulter'.