Reconstruction:Proto-Hellenic/pʰílos

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Proto-Hellenic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *bʰil-o-s, from *bʰil- (“decent, good, harmonious, friendly”). Cognate with Proto-Germanic *biliz (“decent, good, fair, kind”).

Noun

*pʰílos m

friend

Inflection

O-stem, masc./fem.
Nominative	*pʰílos
Genitive	*pʰíloyyo
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	*pʰílos	*pʰílō	*pʰíloi
Vocative	*pʰíle	*pʰílō	*pʰíloi
Accusative	*pʰílon	*pʰílō	*pʰílons
Genitive	*pʰíloyyo	*pʰíloyyun	*pʰílōn
Dative	*pʰílōi	*pʰíloyyun	*pʰílois
Locative	*pʰíloi, -ei	?	*pʰíloihi
Instrumental	*pʰílō	?	*pʰílōis

Descendants

Ancient Greek: φίλος (phílos)