Reconstruction:Proto-Hellenic/kórwos

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 *ḱer- (“to grow”). Literally, “the growing one”.

Noun

*kórwos m

1. boy

Inflection

O-stem, masc./fem.
Nominative	*kórwos
Genitive	*kórwoyyo
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	*kórwos	*kórwō	*kórwoi
Vocative	*kórwe	*kórwō	*kórwoi
Accusative	*kórwon	*kórwō	*kórwons
Genitive	*kórwoyyo	*kórwoyyun	*kórwōn
Dative	*kórwōi	*kórwoyyun	*kórwois
Locative	*kórwoi, -ei	?	*kórwoihi
Instrumental	*kórwō	?	*kórwōis

Related terms

• *kórwā

Descendants

• Ancient Greek: κόρος (kóros)

  Doric Greek: κῶρος (kôros)

  Ionic Greek: κοῦρος (koûros)

• Mycenaean Greek: 𐀒𐀺 (ko-wo /⁠kórwos⁠/)