Reconstruction:Proto-Hellenic/Dzéus

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 Proto-Indo-European *dyḗws.

    Proper noun

    *Dzéus m

    1. sky god, Zeus

    Inflection

    Accusative *dzḗn, oblique stem *diw-.

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    Descendants

    • Ancient Greek: Ζεύς (Zeús), Ζήν (Zḗn) (< accusative *dyḗm)
      Cretan Greek: Τάν (Tán)
      Doric Greek: Ζάν (Zán)
      Laconian Greek: Δεύς (Deús)
      Poetic Greek: Ζήν (Zḗn)
      • Greek: Ζευς (Zefs), Δίας (Días)
      • → English: Zeus
      • → Old East Slavic: Дꙑи (Dyi, “Zeus”) (← oblique stem) (possibly)
    • Mycenaean Greek: 𐀇𐀺 (di-wo /⁠diwos⁠/) (← oblique case, see Proto-Indo-European *deywós)
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