Reconstruction:Proto-Hellenic/génos

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 *ǵénh₁os (“race, lineage”).[1]

    Noun

    *génos n

    1. family
    2. race

    Inflection

    S-stem, neuter
    singular dual plural
    nominative *génos *génehe *géneha
    vocative *génos *génehe *géneha
    accusative *génos *génehe *géneha
    genitive *génehos *génehoyyun *génehōn
    dative *génehei *génehoyyun *génespʰi
    locative *génehi *? *génessi
    instrumental *génehē *? *génespʰi

    Descendants

    • Ancient Greek: γένος (génos) (see there for further descendants)

    References

    1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “γένος”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 266
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