Reconstruction:Proto-Hellenic/kórwos

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 *ḱer- (“to grow”). Literally, “the growing one”.

    Noun

    *kórwos m

    1. boy

    Inflection

    O-stem, masc./fem.
    singular dual plural
    nominative *kórwos *kórwō *kórwoi
    vocative *kórwe *kórwō *kórwoi
    accusative *kórwon *kórwō *kórwons
    genitive *kórwoyyo *kórwoyyun *kórwōn
    dative *kórwōi *kórwoyyun *kórwois
    locative *kórwoi, -ei — *kórwoihi
    instrumental *kórwō — *kórwōis

    Descendants

    • Ancient Greek: κόρος (kóros)
      Doric Greek: κῶρος (kôros)
      Ionic Greek: κοῦρος (koûros)
    • Mycenaean Greek: 𐀒𐀺 (ko-wo /⁠kórwos⁠/)
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