Reconstruction:Proto-Hellenic/əgʷelpʰós

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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

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *sm̥-gʷelbʰ-ós (one/same womb). The initial /h/ is lost due to Grassmann's Law. Cognate with Sanskrit सगर्भ्य (ságarbhya, brother).[1]

Noun

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*əgʷelpʰós m

  1. brother
    Synonym: *pʰrā́tēr

Inflection

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O-stem, masc./fem.
Nominative *əgʷelpʰós
Genitive *əgʷelpʰóyyo
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative *əgʷelpʰós *əgʷelpʰṓ *əgʷelpʰói
Vocative *əgʷelpʰé *əgʷelpʰṓ *əgʷelpʰói
Accusative *əgʷelpʰón *əgʷelpʰṓ *əgʷelpʰóns
Genitive *əgʷelpʰóyyo *əgʷelpʰóyyun *əgʷelpʰṓn
Dative *əgʷelpʰṓi *əgʷelpʰóyyun *əgʷelpʰóis
Locative *əgʷelpʰói, -éi ? *əgʷelpʰóihi
Instrumental *əgʷelpʰṓ ? *əgʷelpʰṓis

Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “ἀδελφός”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 20