Reconstruction:Proto-Hellenic/egṓ

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 *eǵóH.[1]

Pronoun

*egṓ

  1. I (first-person pronoun)

Inflection

Proto-Hellenic personal pronouns
Singular 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
Nominative *egṓ(n) *tú —
Vocative — — —
Accusative *emé, *me *twé, *twe *hwé, *hewé, (hw)ín
Genitive *eméyyo, *méyyo, *emétʰen *twéyyo, *tewóyyo, *twétʰen *hwéyyo, *hwétʰen
Dative *emói, *moi *twói, *toi, *tewí(n) *hwói, *hewói, (hw)ín
Locative *emói, *moi *tói ?
Instrumental *emói, *moi *tói ?
Possessive *emós *tewós, *twós *hewós, *hwós
Dual 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
Nominative *nṓwi *spʰṓwi *spʰо̄é
Vocative — — —
Accusative *nṓwi *spʰṓwi *spʰо̄é
Genitive *nṓwin *spʰṓwin *spʰо̄ín
Dative *nṓwin *spʰṓwin *spʰо̄ín
Locative ? ? ?
Instrumental ? ? ?
Possessive *nо̄wíteros *spʰо̄wíteros ?
Plural 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
Nominative *əhmés, *əhmées *uhmés, *uhmées *spʰées
Vocative — — —
Accusative *əhmé *uhmé *spʰé
Genitive *əhméо̄n *uhméо̄n *spʰéо̄n
Dative *əhmí(n) *uhmí(n) *spʰí(n)
Locative *əhmí(n) *uhmí(n) ?
Instrumental ? ? ?
Possessive *əhmós, *əhméteros *uhmós, *uhméteros *spʰós, *spʰéteros

Descendants

  • Ancient Greek: ἐγώ (egṓ)
    Boeotian Greek: ἰώ (iṓ), ἱών (hiṓn)
    Aeolic Greek: ἔγω (égō)
    Doric Greek: ἐγών (egṓn)

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), “ἐγω”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 373
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