Reconstruction:Proto-Hellenic/pā́wits

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Proto-Hellenic

Etymology

    From Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wids, from *peh₂w- (“few, little, small”).[1]

    Noun

    *pā́wits m or f

    1. child

    Inflection

    Consonant stem, masc./fem.
    Nominative *pā́wits
    Genitive *pā́widos
    Singular Dual Plural
    Nominative *pā́wits *pā́wide *pā́wides
    Vocative *pā́wi *pā́wide *pā́wides
    Accusative *pā́widə *pā́wide *pā́widəs
    Genitive *pā́widos *pā́widoyyun *pā́widōn
    Dative *pā́widei *pā́widoyyun *pā́witpʰi
    Locative *pā́widi ? *pā́witsi
    Instrumental *pā́widē ? *pā́witpʰi

    Descendants

    • Ancient Greek: πάϊς (páïs) (Epic), παῖς (paîs)

    References

    1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “παῖς, παιδός”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 1142-3
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