Reconstruction:Proto-Hellenic/íkkʷos
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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
Etymology
| PIE word |
|---|
| *h₁éḱwos |
From Proto-Indo-European *h₁éḱwos (“horse”), from *h₁oh₁ḱu- (“swift”). Unexplained are: a) ι instead of ε, b) heavy breathing (initial h), and c) double π instead of single. Cognates include Sanskrit अश्व (áśva), Latin equus, Lithuanian ašva, Gaulish epos, Old Armenian էշ (ēš, “donkey”), Old English eoh, and Old Irish ech.[1]
Noun
*íkkʷos m
Inflection
| O-stem, masc./fem. | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *íkkʷos | ||
| Genitive | *íkkʷoyyo | ||
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | *íkkʷos | *íkkʷō | *íkkʷoi |
| Vocative | *íkkʷe | *íkkʷō | *íkkʷoi |
| Accusative | *íkkʷon | *íkkʷō | *íkkʷons |
| Genitive | *íkkʷoyyo | *íkkʷoyyun | *íkkʷōn |
| Dative | *íkkʷōi | *íkkʷoyyun | *íkkʷois |
| Locative | *íkkʷoi, -ei | ? | *íkkʷoihi |
| Instrumental | *íkkʷō | ? | *íkkʷōis |
Descendants
- Ancient Greek: ἵππος (híppos), ἴκκος (íkkos), ἴππος (íppos) — Aeolic
- Greek: ίππος (íppos)
- Mycenaean Greek: 𐀂𐀦 (i-qo /(h)íkkʷos/)
References
- ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “ἵππος”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 597-8