Reconstruction:Proto-Hellenic/gʷoukólos

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 *gʷow-kólos, from *gʷṓws (“cow”) + *kʷólos (“herder”), from *kʷel- (“to turn; to settle, cultivate”). Cognate with Proto-Celtic *boukolyos.

Noun

*gʷoukólos m

  1. cowherd

Inflection

O-stem, masc./fem.
singular dual plural
nominative *gʷoukólos *gʷoukólō *gʷoukóloi
vocative *gʷoukóle *gʷoukólō *gʷoukóloi
accusative *gʷoukólon *gʷoukólō *gʷoukólons
genitive *gʷoukóloyyo *gʷoukóloyyun *gʷoukólōn
dative *gʷoukólōi *gʷoukóloyyun *gʷoukólois
locative *gʷoukóloi, -ei — *gʷoukóloihi
instrumental *gʷoukólō — *gʷoukólōis

Descendants

  • Ancient Greek: βουκόλος (boukólos)
  • Mycenaean Greek: 𐀦𐀄𐀒𐀫 (qo-u-ko-ro /⁠gʷoukolos⁠/)
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