Reconstruction:Proto-Hellenic/ďṓyyon
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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
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Pre-Hellenic *gʷyṓwyon, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷyéh₃w-y-om, by metathesis from *gʷeyh₃- (“to live”) via *gʷih₃-w-ós (“alive”); compare *ďōwós from *gʷyeh₃-w-ós.[1]
Noun
[edit]*ďṓyyon n
Inflection
[edit]| O-stem, neuter | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *ďṓyyon | ||
| Genitive | *ďṓyyoyyo | ||
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | *ďṓyyon | *ďṓyyō | *ďṓyya |
| Vocative | *ďṓyyon | *ďṓyyō | *ďṓyya |
| Accusative | *ďṓyyon | *ďṓyyō | *ďṓyya |
| Genitive | *ďṓyyoyyo | *ďṓyyoyyun | *ďṓyyōn |
| Dative | *ďṓyyōi | *ďṓyyoyyun | *ďṓyyois |
| Locative | *ďṓyyoi, -ei | ? | *ďṓyyoihi |
| Instrumental | *ďṓyyō | ? | *ďṓyyōis |
Descendants
[edit]- Ancient Greek: ζῷον (zôion)
References
[edit]- ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “ζώω (> DER > ζώϊον, ζῷον)”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 505