Reconstruction:Proto-Hellenic/gʷonā
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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
From Proto-Indo-European *gʷḗn (“woman”).
Noun
*gʷonā f
Inflection
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *gʷonā́ | *gʷonáike | *gʷonáikes |
| vocative | *gʷonái | *gʷonáike | *gʷonáikes |
| accusative | *gʷonáikə | *gʷonáike | *gʷonáikəs |
| genitive | *gʷonaikós | *gʷonaikóin | *gʷonaikṓn |
| dative | *gʷonaikéi | *gʷonaikóin | *gʷonáikpʰi |
| locative | *gʷonaikí | *? | *gʷonáiksi |
| instrumental | *gʷonáike | *? | *gʷonáikpʰi |
Descendants
- Ancient Greek: γυνή (gunḗ), βανά (baná) — Boeotian, γυνά (guná) — Doric
- ⇒ Mycenaean Greek: 𐀓𐀙𐀊 (ku-na-ja)
References
- ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “γυνή”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 291-2