According to Pokorny, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰers- (“to bristle”), but Matasović dismisses this as "improbable," instead calling it an "expressive" development of Proto-Indo-European *ǵ-ʰr-wo- related to *gargos (“rough, fierce”).
*garwos[1]
O/ā-stem | |||
---|---|---|---|
masculine | singular | dual | plural |
nominative | *garwos | *garwou | *garwoi |
vocative | *garwe | *garwou | *garwoi |
accusative | *garwom | *garwou | *garwoms |
genitive | *garwī | *garwous | *garwom |
dative | *garwūi | *garwobom | *garwobos |
instrumental | *garwū | *garwobim | *garwobis |
feminine | singular | dual | plural |
nominative | *garwā | *garwai | *garwās |
vocative | *garwā | *garwai | *garwās |
accusative | *garwam | *garwai | *garwams |
genitive | *garwās | *garwous | *garwom |
dative | *garwai | *garwābom | *garwābos |
instrumental | *? | *garwābim | *garwābis |
neuter | singular | dual | plural |
nominative | *garwom | *garwou | *garwā |
vocative | *garwom | *garwou | *garwā |
accusative | *garwom | *garwou | *garwā |
genitive | *garwī | *garwous | *garwom |
dative | *garwūi | *garwobom | *garwobos |
instrumental | *garwū | *garwobim | *garwobis |
Declension of the comparative | |||
---|---|---|---|
masculine | singular | dual | plural |
nominative | *garwyūs | *? | *garwyoses |
vocative | *garwyūs | *? | *garwyoses |
accusative | *garwyosam | *? | *garwyosams |
genitive | *garwisos | *? | *garwisom |
dative | *garwisei | *? | *garwisbos |
instrumental | *garwisī | *? | *garwisbis |
feminine | singular | dual | plural |
nominative | *garwyūs | *? | *garwyoses |
vocative | *garwyūs | *? | *garwyoses |
accusative | *garwyosam | *? | *garwyosams |
genitive | *garwisos | *? | *garwisom |
dative | *garwisei | *? | *garwisbos |
instrumental | *garwisī | *? | *garwisbis |
neuter | singular | dual | plural |
nominative | *garwis | *? | *? |
vocative | *garwis | *? | *? |
accusative | *garwis | *? | *? |
genitive | *garwisos | *? | *garwisom |
dative | *garwisei | *? | *garwisbos |
instrumental | *garwisī | *? | *garwisbis |