Reconstruction:Proto-Hellenic/aíks

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 *h₂éyǵ-s from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eyǵ- (“goat”).

Noun

*aíks m or f

1. goat

Inflection

Consonant stem, masc./fem.

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*aíks	*aíge	*aíges
vocative	*aíks	*aíge	*aíges
accusative	*aígə	*aíge	*aígəs
genitive	*aígos	*aígoyyun	*aígōn
dative	*aígei	*aígoyyun	*aíksi
locative	*aígi	—	*aíksi
instrumental	*aígē	—	*aíksi

Descendants

• Ancient Greek: αἴξ (aíx)
  • Greek: αίγα (aíga), γίδι (gídi) (from diminutive)
  • → Greek: αιξ f (aix) (Katharevousa)
  • → Translingual: Aix
• Mycenaean Greek: 𐁁𐀼 (a3-za)