Reconstruction:Proto-Hellenic/gʷous

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 *gʷṓws (“cattle”).[1]

    Noun

    *gʷous m or f

    1. cow, cattle

    Inflection

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    Consonant stem, masc./fem.
    singular dual plural
    nominative *gʷóus *gʷówe *gʷówes
    vocative *gʷóu *gʷówe *gʷówes
    accusative *gʷówə *gʷówe *gʷówəs
    genitive *gʷówos *gʷówoyyun *gʷówōn
    dative *gʷówei *gʷówoyyun *gʷóupʰi
    locative *gʷówi — *gʷóusi
    instrumental *gʷówē — *gʷóupʰi

    Descendants

    • Ancient Greek: βοῦς (boûs)
    • Mycenaean Greek: 𐀦𐀃 (qo-o)[2]

    References

    1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “βοῦς”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 232-3
    2. ^ Mycenaean Greek Word List
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