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Reconstruction:Proto-Hellenic/íkkʷos

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 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

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Etymology

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PIE word
*h₁éḱwos

From Proto-Indo-European *h₁éḱwos (“horse”), from *h₁oh₁ḱu- (“swift”). Unexplained are: a) ι instead of ε, b) heavy breathing (initial h), and c) double π instead of single. Cognates include Sanskrit अश्व (áśva), Latin equus, Lithuanian ašva, Gaulish epos, Old Armenian էշ (ēš, “donkey”), Old English eoh, and Old Irish ech.[1]

Noun

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*íkkʷos m

  1. horse

Inflection

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O-stem, masc./fem.
Nominative *íkkʷos
Genitive *íkkʷoyyo
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative *íkkʷos *íkkʷō *íkkʷoi
Vocative *íkkʷe *íkkʷō *íkkʷoi
Accusative *íkkʷon *íkkʷō *íkkʷons
Genitive *íkkʷoyyo *íkkʷoyyun *íkkʷōn
Dative *íkkʷōi *íkkʷoyyun *íkkʷois
Locative *íkkʷoi, -ei ? *íkkʷoihi
Instrumental *íkkʷō ? *íkkʷōis

Descendants

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  • Ancient Greek: ἵππος (híppos), ἴκκος (íkkos), ἴππος (íppos) — Aeolic
  • Mycenaean Greek: 𐀂𐀦 (i-qo /⁠(h)íkkʷos⁠/)

References

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  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “ἵππος”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 597-8
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