Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/wṓkʷs

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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 o-grade root noun of *wekʷ-.

Noun

*wṓkʷs f (oblique stem *wokʷ-)[1][2]

  1. voice, speech

Inflection

Athematic, acrostatic
singular
nominative *wṓkʷs
genitive *wókʷs
singular dual plural
nominative *wṓkʷs *wókʷh₁(e) *wókʷes
vocative *wókʷ *wókʷh₁(e) *wókʷes
accusative *wókʷm̥ *wókʷh₁(e) *wókʷm̥s
genitive *wókʷs *? *wókʷoHom
ablative *wókʷs *? *wókʷmos, *wókʷbʰos
dative *wókʷey *? *wókʷmos, *wókʷbʰos
locative *wókʷ, *wókʷi *? *wókʷsu
instrumental *wókʷh₁ *? *wókʷmis, *wókʷbʰis

Descendants

  • Proto-Balto-Slavic:
    • Old Prussian: wackis (outcry)[3]
    • (possibly) Latvian: vāci (Germans)
    • (possibly) Lithuanian: vokietis (German)
  • Proto-Hellenic: *wókʷs[2]
    • Ancient Greek: ὄψ (óps)
  • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *wā́kš (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Italic: *wōks[1] (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Tocharian: *wek
    • Tocharian A: wak (voice)
    • Tocharian B: wek (voice)

Derived terms

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “vōx”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 691-692
  2. 2.0 2.1 Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “ὄψ”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 1138-1139
  3. ^ Mažiulis, Vytautas (1988–1997) “wackis”, in Prūsų kalbos etimologijos žodynas [Etymological dictionary of Old Prussian]‎[1] (in Lithuanian), Vilnius