Reconstruction:Proto-Hellenic/gʷənā

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 *gʷḗn (“woman”).[1]

Noun

*gʷənā f

  1. woman

Inflection

Ā stem, irregular
singular dual plural
nominative *gʷənā́ *gʷənáike *gʷənáikes
vocative *gʷənái *gʷənáike *gʷənáikes
accusative *gʷənáikə *gʷənáike *gʷənáikəs
genitive *gʷənaikós *gʷənaikóin *gʷənaikṓn
dative *gʷənaikéi *gʷənaikóin *gʷənáikpʰi
locative *gʷənaikí *? *gʷənáiksi
instrumental *gʷənáike *? *gʷənáikpʰi

Descendants

  • Ancient Greek: γυνή (gunḗ), βανά (baná) — Boeotian, γυνά (guná) — Doric
    • Greek (Modern & varieties):
      • ⇒ Greek: γυναίκα (gynaíka)
      • ⇒ Italiot Greek: jinèka
      • ⇒ Mariupol Greek: инэ́ка (inéka)
      • ⇒ Tsakonian: γουναίκα (gounaíka)
  • ⇒ Mycenaean Greek: 𐀓𐀙𐀊 (ku-na-ja)

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), “γυνή”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 291-2
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