Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/denɣwā

This Proto-Italic 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-Italic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈden.ɣwaː/

Noun

*denɣwā f

1. tongue

Declension

ā-stemDeclension of *denɣwā (ā-stem)
case	singular	plural
nominative	*denɣwā	*denɣwās
vocative	*denɣwa	*denɣwās
accusative	*denɣwam	*denɣwans
genitive	*denɣwās	*denɣwāzom
dative	*denɣwāi	*denɣwais
ablative	*denɣwād	*denɣwais
locative	*denɣwāi	*denɣwais

Descendants

• Old Latin: *dingua
  • Latin: lingua (influenced by lingō (“to lick”))
• Oscan: 𐌚𐌀𐌍𐌂𐌅𐌀𐌌 (fangvam, acc.sg.), 𐌚𐌀𐌍𐌂𐌖𐌀 (fangua, nom.pl.)