Reconstruction:Proto-Hellenic/warḗn

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 *wr̥h₁ḗn (“lamb”).[1]

Noun

*warḗn

  1. lamb

Inflection

Consonant stem, masc./fem.
singular dual plural
nominative *warḗn *waréne *warénes
vocative *warén *waréne *warénes
accusative *warénə *waréne *warénəs
genitive *warénos *warénoyyun *warénōn
dative *warénei *warénoyyun *warénpʰi
locative *waréni — *warénsi
instrumental *warénē — *warénpʰi

Descendants

  • Ancient Greek: ἀρήν (arḗn) < ϝᾰρήν (wărḗn)

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “ἀρήν, ἀρνός”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 129
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