Reconstruction:Proto-Hellenic/

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 *túh₂.[1]

    Pronoun

    *tú

    1. you, thou

    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: σύ ()
      Boeotian Greek: τού (toú), τού (toú), τούν (toún)
      Doric Greek: τύ (), τύνη (túnē)
      Epic Greek: τύνη (túnē)

    References

    1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), “σύ”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 1419-20