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Proto-Indo-European numerals

The numerals and derived numbers of the Proto-Indo-European language (PIE) have been reconstructed by modern linguists based on similarities found across all Indo-European languages. The following article lists and discusses their hypothesized forms.

Cardinal numbers edit

The cardinal numbers are reconstructed as follows:

Number Reconstruction (Sihler)[1] Reconstruction (Beekes)[2]
one *Hoi-no-/*Hoi-wo-/*Hoi-k(ʷ)o-; *sem- *Hoi(H)nos ; sem-/sm̥-
two *d(u)wo- *du̯oh₁
three *trei- (full grade) / *tri- (zero grade) *trei̯es
four *kʷetwor- (o-grade) / *kʷetur- (zero grade)
(see also the kʷetwóres rule)
*kʷétu̯ōr
five *penkʷe *penkʷe
six *s(w)eḱs; originally perhaps *weḱs *(s)u̯éks
seven *septm̥ *séptm̥
eight *oḱtō, *oḱtou or *h₃eḱtō, *h₃eḱtou *h₃eḱteh₃
nine *(h₁)newn̥ *(h₁)néun
ten *deḱm̥(t) *déḱm̥t
twenty *wīḱm̥t-; originally perhaps *widḱomt- *du̯idḱm̥ti
thirty *trīḱomt-; originally perhaps *tridḱomt- *trih₂dḱomth₂
forty *kʷetwr̥̄ḱomt-; originally perhaps *kʷetwr̥dḱomt- *kʷeturdḱomth₂
fifty *penkʷēḱomt-; originally perhaps *penkʷedḱomt- *penkʷedḱomth₂
sixty *s(w)eḱsḱomt-; originally perhaps *weḱsdḱomt- *u̯eksdḱomth₂
seventy *septm̥̄ḱomt-; originally perhaps *septm̥dḱomt- *septm̥dḱomth₂
eighty *oḱtō(u)ḱomt-; originally perhaps *h₃eḱto(u)dḱomt- *h₃eḱth₃dḱomth₂
ninety *(h₁)newn̥̄ḱomt-; originally perhaps *h₁newn̥dḱomt- *h₁neundḱomth₂
hundred *ḱm̥tom; originally perhaps *dḱm̥tom *dḱm̥tóm
thousand *ǵʰeslo-; *tusdḱomti (originally "big hundred"[citation needed]) *ǵʰesl-

Other reconstructions typically differ only slightly from Beekes and Sihler. A nineteenth-century reconstruction (by Brugmann) for thousand is *tūsḱmtiə.[3][4] See also Fortson 2004.[5]

The elements *-dḱomt- (in the numerals "twenty" to "ninety") and *dḱm̥t- (in "hundred") are reconstructed on the assumption that these numerals are derivatives of *deḱm̥(t) "ten".

Lehmann[6] believes that the numbers greater than ten were constructed separately in the dialect groups and that *ḱm̥tóm originally meant "a large number" rather than specifically "one hundred."

Gender of numerals edit

The numbers three and four had feminine forms with the suffix *-s(o)r-, reconstructed as *t(r)i-sr- and *kʷetwr̥-sr-, respectively.[5]

Numerals as prefixes edit

Special forms of the numerals were used as prefixes, usually to form bahuvrihis (like five-fingered in English):

Number Prefix (Fortson)[7]
one- (together, same) *sm̥-
two- *dwi-
three- *tri-
four- *kʷ(e)tru- or *kʷetwr̥-

Ordinal numbers edit

The ordinal numbers are difficult to reconstruct due to their significant variation in the daughter languages. The following reconstructions are tentative:[8]

  • "first" is formed with *pr̥h₃- (related to some adverbs meaning "forth, forward, front" and to the particle *prō "forth", thus originally meaning "foremost" or similar) plus various suffixes like *-mo-, *-wo- (cf. Latin primus, Russian perv-).
  • "second": The daughter languages use a wide range of expressions, often unrelated to the word for "two" (including Latin and English), so that no PIE form can be reconstructed. A number of languages use the form derived from *h₂enteros meaning "the other [of two]" (cf. OCS vĭtorŭ, Lithuanian añtras, Old Icelandic annarr)
  • "third" to "sixth" were formed from the cardinals plus the suffix *-t(ó)-: *tr̥-t(ó)- / *tri-t(ó)- "third" etc.
  • "seventh" to "tenth" were formed by adding the thematic vowel *-ó- to the cardinal: *oḱtow-ó- "eighth" etc.

The cardinals ending in a syllabic nasal (seven, nine, ten) inserted a second nasal before the thematic vowel, resulting in the suffixes *-mó- and *-nó-. These and the suffix *-t(ó)- spread to neighbouring ordinals, seen for example in Vedic aṣṭa- "eighth" and Lithuanian deviñtas "ninth".

Reflexes edit

Reflexes, or descendants of the PIE reconstructed forms in its daughter languages, include the following.

Reflexes of the cardinal numbers edit

Number Reconstruction (Sihler) Reflexes[5][9]
one *Hoi-no-[10] Alb. njã > një (dialectal nji/njo), Lith. vienas, Latv. viens, Gaul. oinos, Gm. ein/eins, Eng. ān/one, Gk. οἶος oîos, Av. aēuua, Ir. óin/aon, Kashmiri akh, Lat. ūnus, Roman. unu, Osc. uinus, OCS edinŭ, ON einn, OPruss. aīns, Osset. iu/ieu, Pers. aiva-/yek, Kamviri ev, Pol. jeden, Russ. odin, Ved. aika, Umbr. uns, Goth. ains, Welsh un, Kurdish (Kurmanji) yek/êk
*sem-[11] Arm. mi/mek/meg, Alb. gjithë, Lith. sa, sav-as, Eng. sum/some, Gm. saman/zusammen, Gk. εἷς heîs, Hitt. san, Av. hakeret, Ir. samail/samhail, Lat. semel, Lyc. sñta, Kamviri sâ~, Pers. hama/hamin, Russ. odin, yedin, perviy Ved. sakŕ̥t, Toch. sas/ṣe, Welsh hafal, ON sami, Goth. sama
two *du(w)o-[12] Hitt. dā-, Luv. tuwa/i-, Lyc. kbi-, Mil. tba-, Ved. dvā(u), Av. duua, Pers. duva/do, Osset. dyuuæ/duuæ, Kashmiri zū', Kamviri dü, Gk. δύο dúo, Lat. duō, Osc. dus, Umbr. tuf, Roman. doi, ON tveir, Goth. twai, Eng. twā/two, Gm. zwêne/zwei, Gaul. vo, Ir. dá/dó, Welsh dau, Arm. erkow/yerku/yergu, Toch. wu/wi, OPruss. dwāi, Latv. divi, Lith. dù, OCS dŭva, Pol. dwa, Russ. dva, Alb. dy;di/dy;dў, Kurdish (Kurmanji) du
three *trei-[13] Hitt. teriyaš (gen. pl.), Lyc. trei, Ved. tráyas, Av. θrāiiō, Pers. çi/se, Osset. ærtæ/ærtæ, Kashmiri tre, Kamviri tre, Gk. τρεῖς treîs, Lat. trēs, Osc. trís, Umbr. trif, Roman. trei, ON þrír, Goth. þreis, Eng. þrēo/three, Gm. drī/drei, Gaul. treis, Ir. treí/trí, Welsh tri, Arm. erek῾/yerek῾/yerek῾, Toch. tre/trai, OPruss. tri, Latv. trīs, Lith. trỹs, OCS trije, Pol. trzy, Russ. tri, Alb. tre/tre. Kurdish (Kurmanji)
four *kʷetwor-[14] Lyc. teteri, Ved. catvāras, Av. caθuuārō, Pers. /čahār, Osset. cyppar/cuppar, Kashmiri tsor, Kamviri što, Gk. τέτταρες téttares, Lat. quattuor, Osc. petora, Roman. patru, Umbr. petor, ON fjórir, Goth. fidwor, Eng. fēower/four, Gm. feor/vier, Gaul. petor, Ir. cethir/ceathair, Welsh pedwar, Arm. čork῾/čors/čors, Toch. śtwar/śtwer, OPruss. keturjāi, Latv. četri, Lith. keturì, OCS četyre, Pol. cztery, Russ. četyre, Alb. katër;katrë/katër, Kurdish (Kurmanji) çar
five *pénkʷe[15] Luv. panta, Ved. pañca, Av. panca, Pers. panča/panj, Osset. fondz/fondz, Kashmiri pā.~tsh Kamviri puč, Gk. πέντε pénte, Lat. quīnque, Roman. cinci, Osc. pompe, Umbr. pumpe, ON fimm, Goth. fimf, Eng. fīf/five, Gm. fimf/fünf, Gaul. pempe, Ir. cóic/cúig, Welsh pump, Arm. hing/hing/hink, Toch. päñ/piś, OPruss. pēnkjāi, Latv. pieci, Lith. penkì, OCS pętĭ, Pol. pięć, Russ. pjat', Alb. pesë/pes(ë);pês, Kurdish (Kurmanji) pênc
six *s(w)eḱs[16] Ved. ṣáṣ, Av. xšuuaš, Pers. /šeš, Osset. æxsæz/æxsæz, Kashmiri śe, Kamviri ṣu, Gk. ἕξ héx, Lat. sex, Osc. sehs, Umbr. sehs, ON sex, Goth. saíhs, Eng. siex/six, Gm. sëhs/sechs, Gaul. suex, Ir. sé/sé, Welsh chwech, Arm. vec῾/vec῾/vec῾, Toch. ṣäk/ṣkas, OPruss. usjai, Latv. seši, Lith. šešì, OCS šestĭ, Pol. sześć, Roman. șase, Russ. šest', Alb. gjashtë/gjasht(ë);xhasht, Kurdish (Kurmanji) şeş
seven *septm̥[17] Hitt. šipta-, Ved. saptá, Av. hapta, Pers. hafta/haft, Osset. avd/avd, Kashmiri sath, Kamviri sut, Gk. ἑπτά heptá, Lat. septem, Osc. seften, Roman. șapte, ON sjau, Goth. sibun, Eng. seofon/seven, Gm. sibun/sieben, Gaul. sextan, Ir. secht/seacht, Welsh saith, Arm. ewt῾n/yot῾/yot῾ě, Toch. ṣpät/ṣukt, OPruss. septīnjai, Lith. septynì, Latv. septiņi, OCS sedmĭ, Pol. siedem, Russ. sem', Alb. shtatë/shtat(ë), Kurdish (Kurmanji) heft
eight *h₃eḱtō[18] Lyc. aitãta-,[19] Ved. aṣṭā(u), Av. ašta, Pers. ašta/hašt, Osset. ast/ast, Kashmiri ā.ṭh, Kamviri uṣṭ, Gk. ὀκτώ oktṓ, Lat. octō, Roman. opt, Osc. uhto, ON átta, Goth. ahtau, Eng. eahta/eight, Gm. ahto/acht, Gaul. oxtū, Ir. ocht/ocht, Welsh wyth, Arm. owt῾/ut῾ě, Toch. okät/okt, OPruss. astōnjai, Latv. astoņi, Lith. aštuonì, OCS osmĭ, Pol. osiem, Russ. vosem', Alb. tëte/tet(ë), Kurdish (Kurmanji) heşt
nine *(h₁)newn̥[20] Lyc. ñuñtãta-,[21] Ved. nava, Av. nauua, Pers. nava/noh, Kashmiri nav, Kamviri nu, Gk. ἐννέ(ϝ)α enné(w)a, Lat. novem, Osc. nuven, Umbr. nuvim, Roman. nouă, ON níu, Goth. niun, Eng. nigon/nine, Gm. niun/neun, Gaul. navan, Ir. nói/naoi, Welsh naw, Arm. inn/inn/inně, TochA. ñu, OPruss. newīnjai, Latv. deviņi, Lith. devynì, OCS devętĭ, Pol. dziewięć, Russ. devjat', Alb. nëntë/nëndë/nând(ë);non(t), Kurdish (Kurmanji) neh, no
ten *deḱm̥(t)[22] Ved. dáśa, Av. dasa, Pers. daθa/dah, Osset. dæs/dæs, Kashmiri da.h, Kamviri duc, Gk. δέκα déka, Lat. decem, Osc. deken, Umbr. desem, Roman. zece, ON tíu, Goth. taíhun, Eng. tīen/ten, Gm. zëhen/zehn, Gaul. decam, Ir. deich/deich, Welsh deg, Arm. tasn/tas/dasě, Toch. śäk/śak, OPruss. desīmtan, Latv. desmit, Lith. dẽšimt, OCS desętĭ, Pol. dziesięć, Russ. desjat', Alb. dhjetë/dhet(ë), Kurdish (Kurmanji) deh, de
twenty *wīḱm̥t- Ved. viṁśatí-, Av. vīsaiti, Pers. /bēst, Kashmiri vuh, Kamviri vici, Doric ϝίκατι wíkati, Lat. vīgintī, Gaul. vocontio, Ir. fiche/fiche, M. Welsh ugein(t), Arm. k῾san/k῾san/k῾san, Toch. wiki/ikäṃ, Lith. dvi-de-šimt, Alb. njëzet/njizet, Kurdish (Kurmanji) bîst
thirty *trīḱomt- Skr. triṅśat, Gk. τριάκοντα triákonta, Lat. trīgintā, Ir. trícho/tríocha, Lith. tris-de-šimt[citation needed], Kurdish (Kurmanji) sih, sî
forty *kʷetwr̥̄ḱomt- Skr. catvāriṅśat, Gk. τεσσαράκοντα tessarákonta, Lat. quadrāgintā, Ir. cethorcho/ceathracha, Lith. keturias-de-šimt[citation needed], Kurdish (Kurmanji) çil
fifty *penkʷēḱomt- Skr. pañcāśat, Gk. πεντήκοντα pentḗkonta, Lat. quinquāgintā, Ir. coíca/caoga, Lith. penkias-de-šimt[citation needed], Kurdish (Kurmanji) pênceh, pêncî
sixty *s(w)eḱsḱomt- Skr. ṣaṣṭih, Gk. ἑξήκοντα hexḗkonta, Lat. sexāgintā, Ir. sesca/seasca, Lith. šešias-de-šimt, Russ. šest'desjat[citation needed], Kurdish (Kurmanji) şêst
seventy *septm̥̄ḱomt- Skr. saptatih, Gk. ἑβδομήκοντα hebdomḗkonta, Lat. septuāgintā, Ir. sechtmoga/seachtó, Lith. septynias-de-šimt, Russ. sem'desjat[citation needed], Kurdish (Kurmanji) heftê
eighty *h₃eḱtō(u)ḱomt- Skr. aśītih, Gk. ὀγδοήκοντα ogdoḗkonta, Lat. octōgintā, Ir. ochtmoga/ochtó, Lith. aštuonias-de-šimt, Russ. vosem'desjat[citation needed], Kurdish (Kurmanji) heştê
ninety *(h₁)newn̥̄ḱomt- Skr. navatih, Gk. ἐνενήκοντα enenḗkonta, Lat. nōnāgintā, Ir. nócha/nócha, Lith. devynias-de-šimt, Russ. devjanosto[citation needed], Kurdish (Kurmanji) not, newet
hundred *ḱm̥tom[23] Ved. śatám, Av. satəm, Roman. sută, Pers. /sad, Osset. sædæ, Kashmiri śath, Gk. ἑκατόν hekatón, Lat. centum, ON hundrað, Goth. hund, Eng. hundred/hundred, Gm. hunt/hundert, Gaul. cantam, Ir. cét/céad, Welsh cant, Toch. känt/kante, Latv. simts, Lith. šim̃tas, OCS sŭto, Pol. sto, Russ. sto/sotnja, Kurdish (Kurmanji) sed
thousand *(sm̥-)ǵʰéslo- Skr. sahasram, Av. hazarəm, Pers. /hazār, Gk. χίλιοι khílioi, Lat. mīlle, Kurdish (Kurmanji) hezar
*tusdḱomti ON þúsund, Goth. þūsundi, Eng. þūsend/thousand, Gm. þūsunt/tausend, TochA. tmāṃ, TochB. tmāne/tumane, Lith. tūkstantis, Latv. tūkstots, OCS tysǫšti, Pol. tysiąc, Russ. tys'ača
*wel-tyo-[24] Toch. wälts/yaltse; OCS velьjь/velikъ

In the following languages, reflexes separated by slashes mean:

Reflexes of the feminine numbers edit

Number Reconstruction Reflexes[5]
three *t(r)i-sr- Ved. tisrás, Av. tišrō, Gaul. tidres, Ir. teoir/?
four *kʷetwr̥-sr- Ved. cátasras, Av. cataŋrō, Lith. keturios, Ir. cetheoir/?

Reflexes of the numeral prefixes edit

Number Reconstruction Reflexes (with examples)[7][25]
one- (together, same) *sm̥- Ved. sa-kŕ̥t "once", Gk. ᾰ̔πλόος haplóos "one-fold, simple", Lat. sim-plex "one-fold"
two- *dwi- Ved. dvi-pád- "two-footed", Gk. dí-pod- "two-footed", Archaic Lat. dui-dent "a sacrificial animal with two teeth", Lith. dvi-kojis "two-footed"
three- *tri- Ved. tri-pád- "three-footed", Gk. trí-pod- "three-footed (table)", Lat. tri-ped- "three-footed", Lith. tri-kojis "three-footed", Gaul. tri-garanus "having three cranes", Alb. tri-dhjetë "thirty" (three ten)
four- *kʷ(e)tru- Ved. cátuṣ-pád- "four-footed", Av. caθru-gaoša- "four-eared", Gk. tetrá-pod- "four-footed", Lat. quadru-ped- "four-footed", Lith. ketur-kojis "four-footed"

Reflexes of the ordinal numbers edit

Number Reconstruction Reflexes
first *pr̥h₃-wó- Ved. pūrviyá-, Lat. prīvus, OCS prĭvŭ,[8] Pol. pierwszy, Russ. pervyj, Toch. parwät/parwe
*pr̥h₃-mó- Goth. fruma, Lith. pìrmas,[8] Latv. pirmais, Lat. prīmus, Osc. perum
other forms Eng. fyrst/first,[8]

Hitt. para, Lyc. pri, Av. pairi, vienet-as, paoiriia, Osset. fyccag, farast/farast, Kamviri pürük, Gk. πρῶτος prôtos, Umbr. pert, ON fyrstr, Gm. furist/Fürst "prince, ruler"; fruo/früh "early", Ir. er/air, Welsh ar, OPruss. pariy, Alb. i parë

second *(d)wi-teró- Skr. dvitīya, Gk. δεύτερος deúteros, Russ. vtoroj[citation needed]
third *tri-t(y)ó- Ved. tr̥tīya-, Gk. τρίτος trítos, Lat. tertius,[8]

Alb. (i) tretë, Lith. trečias < *tretias, Russ. tretij[citation needed]

fourth *kʷetwr̥-tó- Gk. τέταρτος tétartos, Eng. feorþa/fourth, OCS četvrĭtŭ,[8]

Alb. (i) katërt, Lat. quārtus, Lith. ketvirtas, Russ. chetv'ortyj[citation needed]

fifth *penkʷ-tó- Av. puxδa-, Gk. πέμπτος pémptos,[8]

Lat. quīntus, Alb. (i) pestë, Lith. penktas, Russ. p'atyj[citation needed]

sixth *sweḱs-tó- Gk. ἕκτος héktos, Lat. sextus,[8]

Alb.(i) gjashtë, Lith. šeštas, Russ. šestoj[citation needed]

seventh *septm̥-(m/t)ó- Gk. ἕβδομος hébdomos, Lat. septimus, OCS sedmŭ,[8]

Lith. septintas, sekmas, Russ. sed'moj[citation needed]

eighth *h₃eḱtōw-ó- Gk. ὄγδο(ϝ)ος ógdo(w)os, Lat. octāvus,[8]

Russ. vos'moj, Lith. aštuntas, ašmas[citation needed]

ninth *(h₁)newn̥-(n/t)ó- Lat. nōnus,[8]

Gk. ἔνατος énatos, Russ. dev'atyj, Lith. devintas[citation needed]

tenth *deḱm̥-(m/t)ó- Ved. daśamá-, Av. dasəma-, Lat. decimus,[8]

Gk. δέκατος dékatos, Lith. dešimtas, Russ. desjatyj[citation needed]

Notes edit

  1. ^ Sihler (1995:402–24)
  2. ^ Beekes (1995:212–16)
  3. ^ Brugmann (1892:48)
  4. ^ Meillet:372)
  5. ^ a b c d Fortson (2004:131)
  6. ^ Lehmann (1993:252–255)
  7. ^ a b Fortson (2004:131–132)
  8. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Fortson (2004:132)
  9. ^ Gvozdanovic (1991)
  10. ^ Blažek, Václav. "Indo-European "one" and "first"". In: Sborník prací Filosofické fakulty Brněnské university, A 47. Brno: MU, 1999. p. 7-27. A 47. ISBN 80-210-2098-9.
  11. ^ de Vaan, Michiel. "Proto-Indo-European *sm and *si 'one'". In: The Precursors of Proto-Indo-European. Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill|Rodopi, 2019. pp. 203–218. doi: https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004409354_015
  12. ^ Blažek, Václav. "Indo-European "two"". In: Sborník prací Filosofické fakulty brněnské university. Brno: Masarykova universita, 1998. p. 5-25. A 46. ISBN 80-210-1796-1.
  13. ^ Blažek, Václav. "Indo-European "three"". In: Lingua Posnaniensis, Polsko: neznámý, 1998, vol. 40, No 1, p. 33-45. ISSN 0079-4740.
  14. ^ Blažek, Václav. "Indo-European "four"." In: Indogermanische Forschungen, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, 1998, vol. 103, No 1, p. 112-134. ISSN 0019-7262.
  15. ^ Blažek, Václav. "Indo-European "five"". In: Indogermanische Forschungen, Berlin-NY: Walter de Gruyter, 2000, vol. 105, No 1, p. 102-120. ISSN 0019-7262.
  16. ^ Blažek, Václav. "Indo-European "six"". In: Sborník prací Filosofické fakulty brněnské university. Brno: Masarykova universita, 2000. p. 5-18. A 48. ISBN 80-210-2350-3.
  17. ^ Blažek, Václav. "Indo-European 'Seven'". In: Journal of Indo-European Studies, Monograph Series 22 (1997): 9-29.
  18. ^ Blažek, Václav. "Indo-european "eight"". In: Historische Sprachforschung. SRN: neznám, 1998, vol. 111, No 1, p. 209-224. ISSN 0935-3518.
  19. ^ Craig Melchert stated: "Meriggi, 'Fs Hirt' 266, suggests 'eighty' and 'ninety' respectively for aitãta and nuñtata ... 'Eight' and 'nine' are not only more reasonable contextually ... The remaining *aita- and *nuñta- may be derived from *ok̂tō and *néwn̥ ... " Melchert, H. Craig. "New Luvo-Lycian Isoglosses". In: Historische Sprachforschung. 102 Band. 1 Heft. Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht. 1989. pp. 24-25. ISSN 0935-3518
  20. ^ Blažek, Václav. "Indo-European "nine"". In: Historische Sprachforschung. Göttingen: Vanderhoeck & Ruprecht, 1999. vol. 112, No 2, p. 188-390. ISSN 0935-3518.
  21. ^ "This numeral ... is obviously derived from the word for "nine". (...) The etymological connection with PIE *newn ... is evident ...". Eichner, Heiner. "Anatolian". In: Gvozdanovic, Jadranka (ed.). Indo-European numerals. Trends in linguistics: Studies and monographs n. 57. Berlin; New York: Mouton de Gruyter. 1991. p. 87. ISBN 3-11-011322-8
  22. ^ Blažek, Václav. "Indo-European "ten"". In: Bygone voices reconstructed. On language origins and their relationships: In honor of Aharon Dolgopolski. Ed. by Vitalij V. Shevoroshkin & Harald U. Sverdrup. Copenhagen: Underskoven Publishers ApS, 2009. pp. 113-123. ISBN 978-87-91947-33-9.
  23. ^ Blažek, Václav. "Indo-European "hundred"". In: History of Language. Melbourne: Association for the History of Language, 1999, 5.2, No 2, p. 71-82. ISSN 1441-5542.
  24. ^ Douglas Q. Adams, A Dictionary of Tocharian B, 2nd ed., 2013, ISBN 9401209367 s.v. yaltse
  25. ^ Fortson (2004:120)

References edit

Further reading edit

  • Bammesberg, Alfred (1995). "Latin quattuor and Its Prehistory". In: Journal of Indo-European Studies (JIES) 23 (1-2): 213–222.
  • Beekes, Robert S. P. (1987). "The Word for 'Four' in Proto-Indo-European". In: Journal of Indo-European Studies (JIES) 15 (1/2): 215–219.
  • Bomhard, Allan. "Some thoughts on the Proto-Indo-European cardinal numbers". In: In Hot Pursuit of Language in Prehistory: Essays in the four fields of anthropology. In honor of Harold Crane Fleming. Edited by John D. Bengtson. John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2008. pp. 213-221. 10.1075/z.145.18bom.

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This article contains characters used to write reconstructed Proto Indo European words for an explanation of the notation see Proto Indo European phonology Without proper rendering support you may see question marks boxes or other symbols instead of Unicode combining characters and Latin characters The numerals and derived numbers of the Proto Indo European language PIE have been reconstructed by modern linguists based on similarities found across all Indo European languages The following article lists and discusses their hypothesized forms Contents 1 Cardinal numbers 1 1 Gender of numerals 2 Numerals as prefixes 3 Ordinal numbers 4 Reflexes 4 1 Reflexes of the cardinal numbers 4 2 Reflexes of the feminine numbers 4 3 Reflexes of the numeral prefixes 4 4 Reflexes of the ordinal numbers 5 Notes 6 References 7 Further readingCardinal numbers editThe cardinal numbers are reconstructed as follows Number Reconstruction Sihler 1 Reconstruction Beekes 2 one Hoi no Hoi wo Hoi k ʷ o sem Hoi H nos sem sm two d u wo du oh three trei full grade tri zero grade trei esfour kʷetwor o grade kʷetur zero grade see also the kʷetwores rule kʷetu ōrfive penkʷe penkʷesix s w eḱs originally perhaps weḱs s u eksseven septm septm eight oḱtō oḱtou or h eḱtō h eḱtou h eḱteh nine h newn h neunten deḱm t deḱm ttwenty wiḱm t originally perhaps widḱomt du idḱm tithirty triḱomt originally perhaps tridḱomt trih dḱomth forty kʷetwr ḱomt originally perhaps kʷetwr dḱomt kʷeturdḱomth fifty penkʷeḱomt originally perhaps penkʷedḱomt penkʷedḱomth sixty s w eḱsḱomt originally perhaps weḱsdḱomt u eksdḱomth seventy septm ḱomt originally perhaps septm dḱomt septm dḱomth eighty oḱtō u ḱomt originally perhaps h eḱto u dḱomt h eḱth dḱomth ninety h newn ḱomt originally perhaps h newn dḱomt h neundḱomth hundred ḱm tom originally perhaps dḱm tom dḱm tomthousand ǵʰeslo tusdḱomti originally big hundred citation needed ǵʰesl Other reconstructions typically differ only slightly from Beekes and Sihler A nineteenth century reconstruction by Brugmann for thousand is tusḱmtie 3 4 See also Fortson 2004 5 The elements dḱomt in the numerals twenty to ninety and dḱm t in hundred are reconstructed on the assumption that these numerals are derivatives of deḱm t ten Lehmann 6 believes that the numbers greater than ten were constructed separately in the dialect groups and that ḱm tom originally meant a large number rather than specifically one hundred Gender of numerals edit The numbers three and four had feminine forms with the suffix s o r reconstructed as t r i sr and kʷetwr sr respectively 5 Numerals as prefixes editSpecial forms of the numerals were used as prefixes usually to form bahuvrihis like five fingered in English Number Prefix Fortson 7 one together same sm two dwi three tri four kʷ e tru or kʷetwr Ordinal numbers editThe ordinal numbers are difficult to reconstruct due to their significant variation in the daughter languages The following reconstructions are tentative 8 first is formed with pr h related to some adverbs meaning forth forward front and to the particle prō forth thus originally meaning foremost or similar plus various suffixes like mo wo cf Latin primus Russian perv second The daughter languages use a wide range of expressions often unrelated to the word for two including Latin and English so that no PIE form can be reconstructed A number of languages use the form derived from h enteros meaning the other of two cf OCS vĭtorŭ Lithuanian antras Old Icelandic annarr third to sixth were formed from the cardinals plus the suffix t o tr t o tri t o third etc seventh to tenth were formed by adding the thematic vowel o to the cardinal oḱtow o eighth etc The cardinals ending in a syllabic nasal seven nine ten inserted a second nasal before the thematic vowel resulting in the suffixes mo and no These and the suffix t o spread to neighbouring ordinals seen for example in Vedic aṣṭama eighth and Lithuanian devintas ninth Reflexes editThis section needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources in this section Unsourced material may be challenged and removed October 2008 Learn how and when to remove this template message Reflexes or descendants of the PIE reconstructed forms in its daughter languages include the following Reflexes of the cardinal numbers edit Number Reconstruction Sihler Reflexes 5 9 one Hoi no 10 Alb nja gt nje dialectal nji njo Lith vienas Latv viens Gaul oinos Gm ein eins Eng an one Gk oἶos oios Av aeuua Ir oin aon Kashmiri akh Lat unus Roman unu Osc uinus OCS edinŭ ON einn OPruss ains Osset iu ieu Pers aiva yek Kamviri ev Pol jeden Russ odin Ved aika Umbr uns Goth ains Welsh un Kurdish Kurmanji yek ek sem 11 Arm mi mek meg Alb gjithe Lith sa sav as Eng sum some Gm saman zusammen Gk eἷs heis Hitt san Av hakeret Ir samail samhail Lat semel Lyc snta Kamviri sa Pers hama hamin Russ odin yedin perviy Ved sakŕ t Toch sas ṣe Welsh hafal ON sami Goth samatwo du w o 12 Hitt da Luv tuwa i Lyc kbi Mil tba Ved dva u Av duua Pers duva do Osset dyuuae duuae Kashmiri zu Kamviri du Gk dyo duo Lat duō Osc dus Umbr tuf Roman doi ON tveir Goth twai Eng twa two Gm zwene zwei Gaul vo Ir da do Welsh dau Arm erkow yerku yergu Toch wu wi OPruss dwai Latv divi Lith du OCS dŭva Pol dwa Russ dva Alb dy di dy dy Kurdish Kurmanji duthree trei 13 Hitt teriyas gen pl Lyc trei Ved trayas Av 8raiiō Pers ci se Osset aertae aertae Kashmiri tre Kamviri tre Gk treῖs treis Lat tres Osc tris Umbr trif Roman trei ON thrir Goth threis Eng threo three Gm dri drei Gaul treis Ir trei tri Welsh tri Arm erek yerek yerek Toch tre trai OPruss tri Latv tris Lith trỹs OCS trije Pol trzy Russ tri Alb tre tre Kurdish Kurmanji sefour kʷetwor 14 Lyc teteri Ved catvaras Av ca8uuarō Pers cahar Osset cyppar cuppar Kashmiri tsor Kamviri sto Gk tettares tettares Lat quattuor Osc petora Roman patru Umbr petor ON fjorir Goth fidwor Eng feower four Gm feor vier Gaul petor Ir cethir ceathair Welsh pedwar Arm cork cors cors Toch stwar stwer OPruss keturjai Latv cetri Lith keturi OCS cetyre Pol cztery Russ cetyre Alb kater katre kater Kurdish Kurmanji carfive penkʷe 15 Luv panta Ved panca Av panca Pers panca panj Osset fondz fondz Kashmiri pa tsh Kamviri puc Gk pente pente Lat quinque Roman cinci Osc pompe Umbr pumpe ON fimm Goth fimf Eng fif five Gm fimf funf Gaul pempe Ir coic cuig Welsh pump Arm hing hing hink Toch pan pis OPruss penkjai Latv pieci Lith penki OCS petĭ Pol piec Russ pjat Alb pese pes e pes Kurdish Kurmanji pencsix s w eḱs 16 Ved ṣaṣ Av xsuuas Pers ses Osset aexsaez aexsaez Kashmiri se Kamviri ṣu Gk ἕ3 hex Lat sex Osc sehs Umbr sehs ON sex Goth saihs Eng siex six Gm sehs sechs Gaul suex Ir se se Welsh chwech Arm vec vec vec Toch ṣak ṣkas OPruss usjai Latv sesi Lith sesi OCS sestĭ Pol szesc Roman șase Russ sest Alb gjashte gjasht e xhasht Kurdish Kurmanji sesseven septm 17 Hitt sipta Ved sapta Av hapta Pers hafta haft Osset avd avd Kashmiri sath Kamviri sut Gk ἑpta hepta Lat septem Osc seften Roman șapte ON sjau Goth sibun Eng seofon seven Gm sibun sieben Gaul sextan Ir secht seacht Welsh saith Arm ewt n yot yot e Toch ṣpat ṣukt OPruss septinjai Lith septyni Latv septini OCS sedmĭ Pol siedem Russ sem Alb shtate shtat e Kurdish Kurmanji hefteight h eḱtō 18 Lyc aitata 19 Ved aṣṭa u Av asta Pers asta hast Osset ast ast Kashmiri a ṭh Kamviri uṣṭ Gk ὀktw oktṓ Lat octō Roman opt Osc uhto ON atta Goth ahtau Eng eahta eight Gm ahto acht Gaul oxtu Ir ocht ocht Welsh wyth Arm owt ut e Toch okat okt OPruss astōnjai Latv astoni Lith astuoni OCS osmĭ Pol osiem Russ vosem Alb tete tet e Kurdish Kurmanji hestnine h newn 20 Lyc nuntata 21 Ved nava Av nauua Pers nava noh Kashmiri nav Kamviri nu Gk ἐnne ϝ a enne w a Lat novem Osc nuven Umbr nuvim Roman nouă ON niu Goth niun Eng nigon nine Gm niun neun Gaul navan Ir noi naoi Welsh naw Arm inn inn inne TochA nu OPruss newinjai Latv devini Lith devyni OCS devetĭ Pol dziewiec Russ devjat Alb nente nende nand e non t Kurdish Kurmanji neh noten deḱm t 22 Ved dasa Av dasa Pers da8a dah Osset daes daes Kashmiri da h Kamviri duc Gk deka deka Lat decem Osc deken Umbr desem Roman zece ON tiu Goth taihun Eng tien ten Gm zehen zehn Gaul decam Ir deich deich Welsh deg Arm tasn tas dase Toch sak sak OPruss desimtan Latv desmit Lith dẽsimt OCS desetĭ Pol dziesiec Russ desjat Alb dhjete dhet e Kurdish Kurmanji deh detwenty wiḱm t Ved viṁsati Av visaiti Pers best Kashmiri vuh Kamviri vici Doric ϝikati wikati Lat viginti Gaul vocontio Ir fiche fiche M Welsh ugein t Arm k san k san k san Toch wiki ikaṃ Lith dvi de simt Alb njezet njizet Kurdish Kurmanji bistthirty triḱomt Skr triṅsat Gk triakonta triakonta Lat triginta Ir tricho triocha Lith tris de simt citation needed Kurdish Kurmanji sih siforty kʷetwr ḱomt Skr catvariṅsat Gk tessarakonta tessarakonta Lat quadraginta Ir cethorcho ceathracha Lith keturias de simt citation needed Kurdish Kurmanji cilfifty penkʷeḱomt Skr pancasat Gk penthkonta pentḗkonta Lat quinquaginta Ir coica caoga Lith penkias de simt citation needed Kurdish Kurmanji penceh pencisixty s w eḱsḱomt Skr ṣaṣṭih Gk ἑ3hkonta hexḗkonta Lat sexaginta Ir sesca seasca Lith sesias de simt Russ sest desjat citation needed Kurdish Kurmanji sestseventy septm ḱomt Skr saptatih Gk ἑbdomhkonta hebdomḗkonta Lat septuaginta Ir sechtmoga seachto Lith septynias de simt Russ sem desjat citation needed Kurdish Kurmanji hefteeighty h eḱtō u ḱomt Skr asitih Gk ὀgdohkonta ogdoḗkonta Lat octōginta Ir ochtmoga ochto Lith astuonias de simt Russ vosem desjat citation needed Kurdish Kurmanji hesteninety h newn ḱomt Skr navatih Gk ἐnenhkonta enenḗkonta Lat nōnaginta Ir nocha nocha Lith devynias de simt Russ devjanosto citation needed Kurdish Kurmanji not newethundred ḱm tom 23 Ved satam Av satem Roman sută Pers sad Osset saedae Kashmiri sath Gk ἑkaton hekaton Lat centum ON hundrad Goth hund Eng hundred hundred Gm hunt hundert Gaul cantam Ir cet cead Welsh cant Toch kant kante Latv simts Lith sim tas OCS sŭto Pol sto Russ sto sotnja Kurdish Kurmanji sedthousand sm ǵʰeslo Skr sahasram Av hazarem Pers hazar Gk xilioi khilioi Lat mille Kurdish Kurmanji hezar tusdḱomti ON thusund Goth thusundi Eng thusend thousand Gm thusunt tausend TochA tmaṃ TochB tmane tumane Lith tukstantis Latv tukstots OCS tysǫsti Pol tysiac Russ tys aca wel tyo 24 Toch walts yaltse OCS velj velikIn the following languages reflexes separated by slashes mean Albanian Tosk Albanian Gheg Albanian Armenian Classical Armenian Eastern Armenian Western Armenian English Old English Modern English German Old High German New High German Irish Old Irish Modern Irish Ossetic Iron Digor Persian Old Persian Modern Persian Tocharian Tocharian A Tocharian BReflexes of the feminine numbers edit Number Reconstruction Reflexes 5 three t r i sr Ved tisras Av tisrō Gaul tidres Ir teoir four kʷetwr sr Ved catasras Av cataŋrō Lith keturios Ir cetheoir Reflexes of the numeral prefixes edit Number Reconstruction Reflexes with examples 7 25 one together same sm Ved sa kŕ t once Gk ᾰ ploos haploos one fold simple Lat sim plex one fold two dwi Ved dvi pad two footed Gk di pod two footed Archaic Lat dui dent a sacrificial animal with two teeth Lith dvi kojis two footed three tri Ved tri pad three footed Gk tri pod three footed table Lat tri ped three footed Lith tri kojis three footed Gaul tri garanus having three cranes Alb tri dhjete thirty three ten four kʷ e tru Ved catuṣ pad four footed Av ca8ru gaosa four eared Gk tetra pod four footed Lat quadru ped four footed Lith ketur kojis four footed Reflexes of the ordinal numbers edit Number Reconstruction Reflexesfirst pr h wo Ved purviya Lat privus OCS prĭvŭ 8 Pol pierwszy Russ pervyj Toch parwat parwe pr h mo Goth fruma Lith pirmas 8 Latv pirmais Lat primus Osc perumother forms Eng fyrst first 8 Hitt para Lyc pri Av pairi vienet as paoiriia Osset fyccag farast farast Kamviri puruk Gk prῶtos protos Umbr pert ON fyrstr Gm furist Furst prince ruler fruo fruh early Ir er air Welsh ar OPruss pariy Alb i paresecond d wi tero Skr dvitiya Gk deyteros deuteros Russ vtoroj citation needed third tri t y o Ved tr tiya Gk tritos tritos Lat tertius 8 Alb i trete Lith trecias lt tretias Russ tretij citation needed fourth kʷetwr to Gk tetartos tetartos Eng feortha fourth OCS cetvrĭtŭ 8 Alb i katert Lat quartus Lith ketvirtas Russ chetv ortyj citation needed fifth penkʷ to Av puxda Gk pemptos pemptos 8 Lat quintus Alb i peste Lith penktas Russ p atyj citation needed sixth sweḱs to Gk ἕktos hektos Lat sextus 8 Alb i gjashte Lith sestas Russ sestoj citation needed seventh septm m t o Gk ἕbdomos hebdomos Lat septimus OCS sedmŭ 8 Lith septintas sekmas Russ sed moj citation needed eighth h eḱtōw o Gk ὄgdo ϝ os ogdo w os Lat octavus 8 Russ vos moj Lith astuntas asmas citation needed ninth h newn n t o Lat nōnus 8 Gk ἔnatos enatos Russ dev atyj Lith devintas citation needed tenth deḱm m t o Ved dasama Av dasema Lat decimus 8 Gk dekatos dekatos Lith desimtas Russ desjatyj citation needed Notes edit Sihler 1995 402 24 Beekes 1995 212 16 Brugmann 1892 48 Meillet 372 a b c d Fortson 2004 131 Lehmann 1993 252 255 a b Fortson 2004 131 132 a b c d e f g h i j k l Fortson 2004 132 Gvozdanovic 1991 Blazek Vaclav Indo European one and first In Sbornik praci Filosoficke fakulty Brnenske university A 47 Brno MU 1999 p 7 27 A 47 ISBN 80 210 2098 9 de Vaan Michiel Proto Indo European sm and si one In The Precursors of Proto Indo European Leiden The Netherlands Brill Rodopi 2019 pp 203 218 doi https doi org 10 1163 9789004409354 015 Blazek Vaclav Indo European two In Sbornik praci Filosoficke fakulty brnenske university Brno Masarykova universita 1998 p 5 25 A 46 ISBN 80 210 1796 1 Blazek Vaclav Indo European three In Lingua Posnaniensis Polsko neznamy 1998 vol 40 No 1 p 33 45 ISSN 0079 4740 Blazek Vaclav Indo European four In Indogermanische Forschungen Berlin Walter de Gruyter 1998 vol 103 No 1 p 112 134 ISSN 0019 7262 Blazek Vaclav Indo European five In Indogermanische Forschungen Berlin NY Walter de Gruyter 2000 vol 105 No 1 p 102 120 ISSN 0019 7262 Blazek Vaclav Indo European six In Sbornik praci Filosoficke fakulty brnenske university Brno Masarykova universita 2000 p 5 18 A 48 ISBN 80 210 2350 3 Blazek Vaclav Indo European Seven In Journal of Indo European Studies Monograph Series 22 1997 9 29 Blazek Vaclav Indo european eight In Historische Sprachforschung SRN neznam 1998 vol 111 No 1 p 209 224 ISSN 0935 3518 Craig Melchert stated Meriggi Fs Hirt 266 suggests eighty and ninety respectively for aitata and nuntata Eight and nine are not only more reasonable contextually The remaining aita and nunta may be derived from ok tō and newn Melchert H Craig New Luvo Lycian Isoglosses In Historische Sprachforschung 102 Band 1 Heft Vandenhoeck amp Ruprecht 1989 pp 24 25 ISSN 0935 3518 Blazek Vaclav Indo European nine In Historische Sprachforschung Gottingen Vanderhoeck amp Ruprecht 1999 vol 112 No 2 p 188 390 ISSN 0935 3518 This numeral is obviously derived from the word for nine The etymological connection with PIE newn is evident Eichner Heiner Anatolian In Gvozdanovic Jadranka ed Indo European numerals Trends in linguistics Studies and monographs n 57 Berlin New York Mouton de Gruyter 1991 p 87 ISBN 3 11 011322 8 Blazek Vaclav Indo European ten In Bygone voices reconstructed On language origins and their relationships In honor of Aharon Dolgopolski Ed by Vitalij V Shevoroshkin amp Harald U Sverdrup Copenhagen Underskoven Publishers ApS 2009 pp 113 123 ISBN 978 87 91947 33 9 Blazek Vaclav Indo European hundred In History of Language Melbourne Association for the History of Language 1999 5 2 No 2 p 71 82 ISSN 1441 5542 Douglas Q Adams A Dictionary of Tocharian B 2nd ed 2013 ISBN 9401209367 s v yaltse Fortson 2004 120 References editBeekes Robert S P 1995 Comparative Indo European Linguistics An Introduction ISBN 1 55619 505 2 Brugmann Karl 1892 Grundriss der vergleichenden Grammatik der indogermanischen Sprachen vol II 2 Fortson Benjamin W IV 2004 Indo European Language and Culture Blackwell Publishing ISBN 1 4051 0316 7 Gvozdanovic Jadranka 1991 Indo European Numerals Walter de Gruyter ISBN 3 11 011322 8 Lehmann Winfried P 1993 Theoretical Bases of Indo European Linguistics London Routledge ISBN 0 415 08201 3 Meillet Antoine MSL XIV clarification needed Sihler Andrew L 1995 New Comparative Grammar of Greek and Latin Oxford University Press ISBN 0 19 508345 8Further reading editBammesberg Alfred 1995 Latin quattuor and Its Prehistory In Journal of Indo European Studies JIES 23 1 2 213 222 Beekes Robert S P 1987 The Word for Four in Proto Indo European In Journal of Indo European Studies JIES 15 1 2 215 219 Bomhard Allan Some thoughts on the Proto Indo European cardinal numbers In In Hot Pursuit of Language in Prehistory Essays in the four fields of anthropology In honor of Harold Crane Fleming Edited by John D Bengtson John Benjamins Publishing Company 2008 pp 213 221 10 1075 z 145 18bom Retrieved 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