Reconstruction:Proto-Hellenic/hens

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

Proto-Hellenic numbers (edit)
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    Cardinal: *hens
    Ordinal: *protós

Etymology

From earlier *séms, analogically reformed from Proto-Indo-European *sḗm.[1]

Numeral

*hens

  1. one

Inflection

Feminine *hmía, neuter *hén.

Descendants

  • Ancient Greek: εἷς (heîs), ἧς (hês)Doric, Lesbian, ἕεις (héeis)Epic
    • Byzantine Greek: ἕνας (hénas)
  • Mycenaean Greek: 𐀁𐀕 (e-me /⁠hemei⁠/, dative)

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “εἷς”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 394