Reconstruction:Proto-Hellenic/gʷonā
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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 Proto-Indo-European *gʷḗn (“woman”).[1]
Noun
[edit]*gʷonā f
Inflection
[edit]| Ā stem, irregular | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *gʷonā́ | ||
| Genitive | *gʷonaikós | ||
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | *gʷonā́ | *gʷonáike | *gʷonáikes |
| Vocative | *gʷonái | *gʷonáike | *gʷonáikes |
| Accusative | *gʷonáikə | *gʷonáike | *gʷonáikəs |
| Genitive | *gʷonaikós | *gʷonaikóin | *gʷonaikṓn |
| Dative | *gʷonaikéi | *gʷonaikóin | *gʷonáikpʰi |
| Locative | *gʷonaikí | ? | *gʷonáiksi |
| Instrumental | *gʷonáike | ? | *gʷonáikpʰi |
Descendants
[edit]- Ancient Greek: γυνή (gunḗ), βανά (baná) — Boeotian, γυνά (guná) — Doric
- ⇒ Mycenaean Greek: 𐀓𐀙𐀊 (ku-na-ja)
References
[edit]- ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “γυνή”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 291-2