Reconstruction:Proto-Hellenic/hāwélios

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 *sh₂wél(i)yos, substantivized attributive form of *sóh₂wl̥ (“sun”). Compare Sanskrit सूर्य (sū́rya), Hittite 𒀭𒌓𒇷𒄿𒀀 (DUTU-li-ya), Proto-Balto-Slavic *sáuˀlijāˀ.[1]

Noun

*hāwélios m

  1. sun

Inflection

O-stem, masc./fem.
singular dual plural
nominative *hāwélios *hāwéliō *hāwélioi
vocative *hāwélie *hāwéliō *hāwélioi
accusative *hāwélion *hāwéliō *hāwélions
genitive *hāwélioyyo *hāwélioyyun *hāwéliōn
dative *hāwéliōi *hāwélioyyun *hāwéliois
locative *hāwélioi, -ei — *hāwélioihi
instrumental *hāwéliō — *hāwéliōis

Descendants

  • Ancient Greek:
    Attic Greek: ἥλιος (hḗlios) (see there for further descendants)
    Cretan Ancient Greek: ἀβέλιος (abélios)
    Doric, Aeolic, Arcadocypriot Greek: ἀέλιος (aélios)
    Doric Greek: ἅλιος (hálios)
    Epic Greek: ἠέλιος (ēélios)

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “ἥλιος”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 516
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