Reconstruction:Proto-Hellenic/kūrós

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 *ḱewh₁-ró-s from Proto-Indo-European *ḱewh₁- (to swell).

Noun

*kūrós m

  1. supremacy

Inflection

O-stem, masc./fem.
singular dual plural
nominative *kūrós *kūrṓ *kūrói
vocative *kūré *kūrṓ *kūrói
accusative *kūrón *kūrṓ *kūróns
genitive *kūróyyo *kūróyyun *kūrṓn
dative *kūrṓi *kūróyyun *kūróis
locative *kūrói, -éi *kūróihi
instrumental *kūrṓ *kūrṓis

Descendants

  • Ancient Greek: κῦρος (kûros)
    • Greek: κύρος (kýros)