Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/wétos

This Proto-Indo-European 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-Indo-European

Etymology

    From *wet- (year) +‎ *-os.

    Noun

    *wétos n (oblique stem *wétes-)

    1. year
      Synonyms: *ǵʰéyōm, *yóh₁r̥

    Inflection

    Athematic, acrostatic
    singular
    nominative *wétos
    genitive *wétesos
    singular dual plural
    nominative *wétos *wétesih₁ *wétōs
    vocative *wétos *wétesih₁ *wétōs
    accusative *wétos *wétesih₁ *wétōs
    genitive *wétesos *? *wétesoHom
    ablative *wétesos *? *wétesmos, *wétesbʰos
    dative *wétesey *? *wétesmos, *wétesbʰos
    locative *wétes, *wétesi *? *wétesu
    instrumental *wétesh₁ *? *wétesmis, *wétesbʰis

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    • Proto-Albanian: *weta
    • Proto-Hellenic: *wétos
      • Ancient Greek: ἔτος (étos), (dialectal) ϝέτος (wétos)
      • Mycenaean Greek: 𐀸𐀵 (we-to), 𐀸𐀳𐀂 (we-te-i)
    • Proto-Italic: *wetos, *wetezinos
    • Phrygian: ϝετει (wetei, dat.sg.)