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Reconstruction:Proto-Hellenic/kʰolā́

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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 *ǵʰolh₃-éh₂, from *ǵʰelh₃- (green, yellow).[1]

    Noun

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    *kʰolā́ f

    1. gall, bile

    Inflection

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    Ā-stem, feminine
    singular dual plural
    nominative *kʰolā́ *kʰoláe *kʰolái
    vocative *kʰolā́ *kʰoláe *kʰolái
    accusative *kʰolā́n *kʰoláe *kʰoláns
    genitive *kʰolā́s *kʰoláyyun *kʰolā́ōn
    dative *kʰolā́i *kʰoláyyun *kʰoláis
    locative *kʰolā́i? *? *kʰolā́hi
    instrumental *kʰolā́ *? *kʰolā́is

    Descendants

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    • Ancient Greek: χολή (kholḗ), χόλος (khólos)
      • Greek: χολή (cholí)
      • Old French: colle

    References

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    1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), “χολή”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 1642