Reconstruction:Proto-Hellenic/egṓ
Proto-Hellenic
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *eǵóH.[1]
Pronoun
*egṓ
- I (first-person pronoun)
Inflection
Declension of personal pronouns
| Singular | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *egṓ(n) | *tú | — |
| Vocative | — | — | — |
| Accusative | *emé, *me | *twé, *twe | *hwé, *hewé, (hw)ín |
| Genitive | *eméyyo, *méyyo, *emétʰen | *twéyyo, *tewóyyo, *twétʰen | *hwéyyo, *hwétʰen |
| Dative | *emói, *moi | *twói, *toi, *tewí(n) | *hwói, *hewói, (hw)ín |
| Locative | *emói, *moi | *tói | ? |
| Instrumental | *emói, *moi | *tói | ? |
| Possessive | *emós | *tewós, *twós | *hewós, *hwós |
| Dual | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person |
| Nominative | *nṓwi | *spʰṓwi | *spʰо̄é |
| Vocative | — | — | — |
| Accusative | *nṓwi | *spʰṓwi | *spʰо̄é |
| Genitive | *nṓwin | *spʰṓwin | *spʰо̄ín |
| Dative | *nṓwin | *spʰṓwin | *spʰо̄ín |
| Locative | ? | ? | ? |
| Instrumental | ? | ? | ? |
| Possessive | *nо̄wíteros | *spʰо̄wíteros | ? |
| Plural | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person |
| Nominative | *əhmés, *əhmées | *uhmés, *uhmées | *spʰées |
| Vocative | — | — | — |
| Accusative | *əhmé | *uhmé | *spʰé |
| Genitive | *əhméо̄n | *uhméо̄n | *spʰéо̄n |
| Dative | *əhmí(n) | *uhmí(n) | *spʰí(n) |
| Locative | *əhmí(n) | *uhmí(n) | ? |
| Instrumental | ? | ? | ? |
| Possessive | *əhmós, *əhméteros | *uhmós, *uhméteros | *spʰós, *spʰéteros |
Descendants
- Ancient Greek: ἐγώ (egṓ)
References
- ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “ἐγω”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 373