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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/ḱlównis

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This Proto-Indo-European 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-Indo-European

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Etymology

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    According to De Vaan, the morphological formation of this word remains unknown, and it lacks any sufficient root etymology.[1]

    Noun

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    *ḱlównis f[2]

    1. buttocks, hip

    Inflection

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    Athematic, proterokinetic
    singular
    nominative *ḱlównis
    genitive *ḱlunéys
    singular dual plural
    nominative *ḱlównis *ḱlównih₁(e) *ḱlówneyes
    vocative *ḱlówni *ḱlównih₁(e) *ḱlówneyes
    accusative *ḱlównim *ḱlównih₁(e) *ḱlównims
    genitive *ḱlunéys *? *ḱlunéyoHom
    ablative *ḱlunéys *? *ḱlunímos, *ḱluníbʰos
    dative *ḱlunéyey *? *ḱlunímos, *ḱluníbʰos
    locative *ḱlunéy, *ḱlunḗy *? *ḱlunísu
    instrumental *ḱluníh₁ *? *ḱlunímis, *ḱluníbʰis

    Descendants

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    • Proto-Balto-Slavic: *ślaunis (see there for further descendants)
    • Proto-Celtic: *klounis[3] (see there for further descendants)
    • >? Proto-Hellenic:[4]
      • Ancient Greek: κλόνις (klónis) (perhaps with contamination from κλόνος (klónos, confusion, excitement))
    • Proto-Italic: *klounis (see there for further descendants)
    • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *ćráwniš (see there for further descendants)

    References

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    1. ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008), “clūnis”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 123:*ḱlou-ni- ‘hip, buttock’
    2. ^ Mallory, J. P., Adams, D. Q., editors (1997), “*ǩlóunis”, in Encyclopedia of Indo-European Culture, London, Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, page 260
    3. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009), “*klowni-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 209
    4. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), “κλόνις”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), volume I, with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 717

    Further reading

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