Reconstruction:Proto-Hellenic/wástu
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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 edit
Etymology edit
Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wóstu. Cognate with Sanskrit वास्तु (vā́stu).[1]
Noun edit
*wástu n
Inflection edit
| U-stem, neuter | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *wástu | ||
| Genitive | *wastwós | ||
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | *wástu | *wástwe | *wástwa |
| Vocative | *wástu | *wástwe | *wástwa |
| Accusative | *wástu | *wástwe | *wástwa |
| Genitive | *wastwós | *wástwoyyun | *wastwṓn |
| Dative | *wastwéi | *wástwoyyun | *wastúpʰi |
| Locative | *wastwí | ? | *wastúhi |
| Instrumental | *wástū | ? | *wastúpʰi |
Descendants edit
- Ancient Greek: ἄστυ (ástu)
References edit
- ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “ἄστυ”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), volume I, with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 158