Reconstruction:Proto-Hellenic/hāls

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 *séh₂ls (salt)

Noun

*hāls m

  1. salt

Inflection

Consonant stem, masc./fem.
singular dual plural
nominative *hāls *hāle *hāles
vocative *hāl *hāle *hāles
accusative *hālə *hāle *hāləs
genitive *hālos *hāloyyun *hālōn
dative *hālei *hāloyyun *hālpʰi
locative *hāli *hālsi
instrumental *hālē *hālpʰi

Descendants

  • Ancient Greek: ᾰ̔́λς (hắls), ἅλας (hálas)Koine
    • Koine Greek: ἁλάτιον (halátion) (diminutive)
      • Byzantine Greek: ἁλάτιν (halátin)
    • Mariupol Greek: а́лас (álas)
    • English: halo-
    • Greek: άλας (álas) (learned)