Reconstruction:Ancient Greek/ϝαῦ

This Ancient Greek entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Borrowed from Phoenician 𐤅 (w /⁠wāw⁠/). Reconstructed on the basis of Classical Latin vau (/⁠wau̯⁠/).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

*ϝαῦ • (*waû) n (indeclinable)

  1. wau (the letter Ϝ, later called δίγαμμα (dígamma))

Descendants

  • → Latin: vau
    • ⇒ English: wau

See also

  • Appendix:Greek alphabet
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.