Reconstruction:Proto-Hellenic/kórwā
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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
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Feminine form ( + *-ā) of *kórwos (“boy”), literally, “the growing one”, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₃- (“to grow”). See also Ancient Greek κορέννυμι (korénnumi, “to satiate”).[1]
Noun
[edit]*kórwā f
Inflection
[edit]| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *kórwā | *kórwae | *kórwai |
| vocative | *kórwā | *kórwae | *kórwai |
| accusative | *kórwān | *kórwae | *kórwans |
| genitive | *kórwās | *kórwayyun | *kórwāōn |
| dative | *kórwāi | *kórwayyun | *kórwais |
| locative | *kórwāi? | *? | *kórwāhi |
| instrumental | *kórwā | *? | *kórwāis |
Related terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- Ancient Greek:
- Mycenaean Greek: 𐀒𐀷 (ko-wa /kórwā/)
References
[edit]- ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), “κόρη”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 752-3