Reconstruction:Proto-Hellenic/leukós

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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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From Proto-Indo-European *lewkós, from *lewk- (white, bright; to shine).[1]

Adjective

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*leukós

  1. white

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Ancient Greek: λευκός (leukós)
  • Mycenaean Greek: 𐀩𐀄𐀏 (re-u-ka /⁠leukā́⁠/, feminine form)

See also

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Colors in Proto-Hellenic · *kʰrṓwməta (layout · text)
     *leukón      *poľľón      *mélān
             *erutʰrón                           *kʰlōrón
             *kʰlōrón                          
                                      
                                      

References

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  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “λευκός”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 851