Reconstruction:Proto-Hellenic/gónu

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 *ǵónu (“knee”).[1]

    Noun

    *gónu n

    1. knee

    Inflection

    U-stem, neuter
    singular dual plural
    nominative *gónu *gónwe *gónwa
    vocative *gónu *gónwe *gónwa
    accusative *gónu *gónwe *gónwa
    genitive *gonwós *gónwoyyun *gonwṓn
    dative *gonwéi *gónwoyyun *gonúpʰi
    locative *gonwí *? *gonúhi
    instrumental *gónū *? *gonúpʰi

    Derived terms

    • *gonwía (“corner, hirn”)

    Descendants

    • Ancient Greek: γόνυ (gónu)

    References

    1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “γόνυ”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 283
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