Reconstruction:Proto-Hellenic/wékʷos

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 *wékʷos, from *wekʷ- (to speak).

Noun

*wékʷos n

  1. word, speech

Inflection

S-stem, neuter
singular dual plural
nominative *wékʷos *wékʷehe *wékʷeha
vocative *wékʷos *wékʷehe *wékʷeha
accusative *wékʷos *wékʷehe *wékʷeha
genitive *wékʷehos *wékʷehoyyun *wékʷehōn
dative *wékʷehei *wékʷehoyyun *wékʷespʰi
locative *wékʷehi *? *wékʷessi
instrumental *wékʷehē *? *wékʷespʰi

Descendants

  • Ancient Greek: ἔπος (épos)