βλώσκω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *ml̥h₃-sḱé-ti, from the root *melh₃- (to come) with inchoative suffix *-sḱéti (= -σκω (-skō)). According to Beekes, the aorist stem βλω- (blō-) probably emerged from a zero-grade plural form. The LIV suggests that the aorist stem emerged from a PIE root aorist *mélh₃-t ~ ml̥h₃-ént. Beekes explains the aorist stem -μολ- (-mol-) as the result of the metathesis of the full-grade of the PIE root. Cognate with Serbo-Croatian iz-mòlīti (let appear) and Slovene molíti (pass, hand over). Possibly related to Tocharian A mlusk- (escape) and Tocharian B mlutk-.

Pronunciation

 

Verb

βλώσκω • (blṓskō)

  1. (Epic) come, go

Conjugation

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