Reconstruction:Proto-Hellenic/kórwā
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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 *ḱerh₃- (“to grow”). Feminine form of *kórwos (“boy”), literally “the growing one”. See also κορέννυμι (korénnumi, “to satiate”).[1]
Noun
[edit]*kórwā f
Inflection
[edit]| Ā-stem, feminine | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *kórwā | ||
| Genitive | *kórwās | ||
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | *kórwā | *kórwae | *kórwai |
| Vocative | *kórwā | *kórwae | *kórwai |
| Accusative | *kórwān | *kórwae | *kórwans |
| Genitive | *kórwās | *kórwayyun | *kórwāōn |
| Dative | *kórwāi | *kórwayyun | *kórwais |
| Locative | *kórwāi? | ? | *kórwāhi |
| Instrumental | *kórwā | ? | *kórwāis |
Related terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- Ancient Greek:
- Mycenaean Greek: 𐀒𐀷 (ko-wa /kórwā/)
References
[edit]- ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “κόρη”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 752-3