Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/ḱwṓ

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This Proto-Indo-European 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-Indo-European

Etymology

    From earlier *ḱwón-s. Hamp has suggested derivation from *péḱu[1] +‎ *-ō.

    Noun

    *ḱwṓ m

    1. dog

    Inflection

    Athematic, hysterokinetic
    singular
    nominative *ḱwṓ
    genitive *ḱunés
    singular dual plural
    nominative *ḱwṓ *ḱwónh₁(e) *ḱwónes
    vocative *ḱwón *ḱwónh₁(e) *ḱwónes
    accusative *ḱwónm̥ *ḱwónh₁(e) *ḱwónm̥s
    genitive *ḱunés *? *ḱunóHom
    ablative *ḱunés *? *ḱwn̥mós, *ḱwn̥bʰós
    dative *ḱunéy *? *ḱwn̥mós, *ḱwn̥bʰós
    locative *ḱwén, ḱwéni *? *ḱwn̥sú
    instrumental *ḱunéh₁ *? *ḱwn̥mís, *ḱwn̥bʰís

    Descendants

    • Proto-Anatolian:
    • Armenian:
    • Proto-Balto-Slavic: *kwṓ (see there for further descendants)
    • Proto-Celtic: *kū (see there for further descendants)
    • Proto-Germanic: *hundaz (< *ḱun-tós or *ḱwn̥-tós) (see there for further descendants)
    • Proto-Hellenic:
    • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *ćwā́ (see there for further descendants)
    • Italic:
      • Latin: canēs, canis (see there for further descendants)
    • Phrygian: κύνας (kúnas, accusative plural)
    • Proto-Tocharian: *ku (see there for further descendants)

    Further reading

    References

    1. ^ Hamp, Eric (1980) Indogermanische Forschungen, volume 85, pages 35–42