Reconstruction:Proto-Hellenic/íkkʷos
Proto-Hellenic
Etymology
| PIE word |
|---|
| *h₁éḱwos |
From Proto-Indo-European *h₁éḱwos (“horse”), from *h₁oh₁ḱu- (“swift”). Unexplained are: a) ι instead of ε, b) heavy breathing (initial h), and c) double π instead of single. Cognates include Sanskrit अश्व (áśva), Latin equus, Lithuanian ašva, Gaulish epos, Old Armenian էշ (ēš, “donkey”), Old English eoh, and Old Irish ech.[1]
Noun
*íkkʷos m
Inflection
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *íkkʷos | *íkkʷō | *íkkʷoi |
| vocative | *íkkʷe | *íkkʷō | *íkkʷoi |
| accusative | *íkkʷon | *íkkʷō | *íkkʷons |
| genitive | *íkkʷoyyo | *íkkʷoyyun | *íkkʷōn |
| dative | *íkkʷōi | *íkkʷoyyun | *íkkʷois |
| locative | *íkkʷoi, -ei | — | *íkkʷoihi |
| instrumental | *íkkʷō | — | *íkkʷōis |
Descendants
- Ancient Greek: ἵππος (híppos), ἴκκος (íkkos), ἴππος (íppos) — Aeolic
- Greek: ίππος (íppos)
- Mycenaean Greek: 𐀂𐀦 (i-qo /(h)íkkʷos/)
References
- ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “ἵππος”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 597-8