Reconstruction:Proto-Hellenic/ďṓwō

This Proto-Hellenic 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.

Proto-Hellenic

Etymology

From Pre-Hellenic *gʷyṓw-ō, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷyéh₃weti (to live).[1]

Verb

*ďṓwō

  1. to live

Inflection

Descendants

  • Ancient Greek: ζώω (zṓō), ζῶ ()
    • Greek: ζω (zo)
      • Mariupol Greek: зу (zu)

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “ζώω”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 505