Reconstruction:Proto-Hellenic/gʷous

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 *gʷṓws (“cattle”).^[1]

Noun

*gʷous m or f

cow, cattle

Inflection

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Consonant stem, masc./fem.
Nominative	*gʷóus
Genitive	*gʷówos
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	*gʷóus	*gʷówe	*gʷówes
Vocative	*gʷóu	*gʷówe	*gʷówes
Accusative	*gʷówə	*gʷówe	*gʷówəs
Genitive	*gʷówos	*gʷówoyyun	*gʷówōn
Dative	*gʷówei	*gʷówoyyun	*gʷóupʰi
Locative	*gʷówi	?	*gʷóusi
Instrumental	*gʷówē	?	*gʷóupʰi

Descendants

Ancient Greek: βοῦς (boûs)
Mycenaean Greek: 𐀦𐀃 (qo-o)^[2]

References

^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “βοῦς”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 232-3
^ Mycenaean Greek Word List

[1] Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “βοῦς”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 232-3

[2] Mycenaean Greek Word List

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