Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/h₂énkos

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 *h₂enk- +‎ *-os.

Noun

*h₂énkos n

1. curve, bend

Inflection

Athematic, acrostatic
	singular
nominative	*h₂énkos
genitive	*h₂énkesos
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*h₂énkos	*h₂énkesih₁	*h₂énkōs
vocative	*h₂énkos	*h₂énkesih₁	*h₂énkōs
accusative	*h₂énkos	*h₂énkesih₁	*h₂énkōs
genitive	*h₂énkesos	*?	*h₂énkesoHom
ablative	*h₂énkesos	*?	*h₂énkesmos
dative	*h₂énkesey	*?	*h₂énkesmos
locative	*h₂énkes, *h₂énkesi	*?	*h₂énkesu
instrumental	*h₂énkesh₁	*?	*h₂énkesmis

Descendants

• ⇒ Proto-Armenian:
  • Old Armenian: անկիւն (ankiwn)
    • Armenian: անկյուն (ankyun)
• Proto-Balto-Slavic: *ankas (see there for further descendants)
• Proto-Hellenic: *ánkos
  • Ancient Greek: ἄγκος (ánkos)
• Proto-Italic:
  • Latin: ancus (possibly)
• Proto-Indo-Iranian: *Hánkas
  • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *Hánkas
    • Sanskrit: अङ्कस् (áṅkas)