Reconstruction:Proto-Hellenic/leukós

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 *lewkós, from *lewk- (white, bright; to shine).[1]

    Adjective

    *leukós

    1. white

    Inflection

    Descendants

    • Ancient Greek: λευκός (leukós)
    • Mycenaean Greek: 𐀩𐀄𐀏 (re-u-ka /⁠leukā́⁠/, feminine form)

    See also

    Colors in Proto-Hellenic · *kʰrṓwməta (layout · text)
         *leukón      *poľľón      *mélān
                 *erutʰrón                           *kʰlōrón
                 *kʰlōrón                          
                                          
                                          

    References

    1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “λευκός”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 851