Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/wéstis

This Proto-Indo-European entry contains reconstructed words 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 *wes- (“to clothe, dress”) +‎ *-tis.

Noun

*wéstis f

the act of dressing
clothing

Inflection

Athematic, proterokinetic
	singular
nominative	*wéstis
genitive	*ustéys
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*wéstis	*wéstih₁(e)	*wésteyes
vocative	*wésti	*wéstih₁(e)	*wésteyes
accusative	*wéstim	*wéstih₁(e)	*wéstims
genitive	*ustéys	*?	*ustéyoHom
ablative	*ustéys	*?	*ustímos
dative	*ustéyey	*?	*ustímos
locative	ustéy, ustḗy	*?	*ustísu
instrumental	*ustíh₁	*?	*ustíbʰi

Descendants

Armenian:
- Old Armenian: զգեստ (zgest)
  - Armenian: զգեստ (zgest)
Germanic: *wastiz
- Gothic: 𐍅𐌰𐍃𐍄𐌹 (wasti, “vesture, clothing”)
Indo-Iranian: *wástiš
- Indo-Aryan: *wástiṣ
  - Sanskrit: वस्ति (vásti)
Italic: *westis
- Latin: vestis
Tocharian:
- Tocharian B: wastsi

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