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Proto-IE: *sme-
Meaning: pron. pers., 1/2/3 pl., du.
Hittite: sumas 'euch', sumes 'ihr', -smas 'euch; ihnen', -smi- 'euer; ihr, leur' (Friedrich 195, 196, 197)
Tokharian: A -m, B -me (PT *-me) 'encl. pron. 1, 2 or 3 p. pl.' (Adams 467)
Old Indian: a-smā- `we' (in acc. asmā́n, instr. asmā́bhis, gen. asmākam etc.)
Avestan: a-hma, poss. a-hma-
Old Greek: lesb. á-mme, dor. hā-mé; hǟ-méas, hǟ-mā̃s, hǟ-mẹ̄̃s; poss. lesb. á-mmo-, dor, hā-mó-; poss. hǟ-mé-ter-o-; acc. lesb. ǘmme, dor. hǖmé, nom. lesb. ǘmmes, dor. hǖmés, usw.
Germanic: Got izwis 'euch', izwara 'euer', OIsl yδr, yδvar ds. usw.
Celtic: OIr si, sissi 'ihr', uaib 'euch' < ō-su̯i, Cymr usw. chwi 'ihr'; Ir far n. 'euer', indala-sar 'der eine von euch beiden', sethar 'euer'
Russ. meaning: мн. ч.
References: WP I 209 f
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Pokorny's dictionary :

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Number: 1354
Root: ne-3, nō-, Plur. nē̆s-, nŏs-
English meaning: we
German meaning: `wir'
General comments: (ursprüngl. außerhalb des Nominativs; Nom. s. unter *u̯e)
Material: 1. Ai. Du. Akk. Dat. Gen. nāu, gthav. Gen. , aksl. , gr. νώ, hom. νω̃ι aus *νω-ι (dessen 2. Glied der Nominativst. *u̯e-, *u̯i- ist); air. nā(tha)r Gen., got. ugkis, as. unc, anord. okkr `uns beide(n)' (unc = *n̥-ge, vgl. mik aus *me-ge).

    2. Pluralisch: ai. naḥ enklit., av. nǝ̄, nā̊, nō, lat. nōs, alb. na Nom. (*nŏs), ne Gen. Dat. Akk. (*nōs); ir. ni usw. (scheint *s-nēs), Gen. ar n- (*n̥s-rō-m), cymr. corn. bret. ni, ny `wir' (*nēs), got. ahd. uns, as. ūs, anord. oss `uns' (*n̥s), aksl. nasъ Gen. (*nōs-sōm), apr. nōuson (ebenso);

    auf *n̥sme (wohl n̥s + Partikel *sm-, verwandt mit dem -sm- der Pron.-Dekl., z. B. ai. tá-sm-āt) beruhen av. ahma (ai. asmān, ap. Gen. amāxam) = äol. ἄμμ-, dor. ἁ̄μ-, ion.-att. ἡμ-; Poss. lesb. ἄμμος, dor. ἁ̄μός = av. ahma-, ion.-att. ἡμέτερος) usw.; hitt. Dat. Akk. anzāš, enkl. naš `uns'.

References: WP. II 320 f., Schwyzer Gr. Gr. 1, 600 f.
Pages: 758
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