Reconstruction:Proto-Hellenic/kléwos

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 *ḱléwos (“fame”), from *ḱlew- (“to hear”) +‎ *-os.[1]

Noun

*kléwos n

  1. fame

Declension

S-stem, neuter
singular dual plural
nominative *kléwos *kléwehe *kléweha
vocative *kléwos *kléwehe *kléweha
accusative *kléwos *kléwehe *kléweha
genitive *kléwehos *kléwehoyyun *kléwehōn
dative *kléwehei *kléwehoyyun *kléwespʰi
locative *kléwehi *? *kléwessi
instrumental *kléwehē *? *kléwespʰi

Descendants

  • Ancient Greek: κλέος (kléos)
    Phocian Greek: κλέϝος (kléwos)
  • Mycenaean Greek: 𐀐𐀩𐀺 (ke-re-wo /⁠kléwos⁠/)

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “κλέος”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), volume I, with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 712-713
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