Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/wṓkʷs

This Proto-Indo-European 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-Indo-European edit

Etymology edit

From o-grade root noun of *wekʷ- (to speak).

Noun edit

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*wṓkʷs f[1][2]

  1. voice, speech

Inflection edit

Athematic, acrostatic
singular
nominative *wṓkʷs
genitive *wókʷs
singular dual plural
nominative *wṓkʷs *wókʷh₁(e) *wókʷes
vocative *wókʷ *wókʷh₁(e) *wókʷes
accusative *wókʷm̥ *wókʷh₁(e) *wókʷm̥s
genitive *wókʷs *? *wókʷoHom
ablative *wókʷs *? *wókʷmos
dative *wókʷey *? *wókʷmos
locative *wókʷ, *wókʷi *? *wókʷsu
instrumental *wókʷh₁ *? *wókʷmis

Descendants edit

  • Proto-Balto-Slavic:
    • Old Prussian: wackis (outcry)[3]
    • (possibly) Latvian: vāci (Germans)
    • (possibly) Lithuanian: vokietis (German)
  • Proto-Hellenic: *wókʷs[2]
    • Ancient Greek: ὄψ (óps)
  • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *wā́kš (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Italic: *wōks[1] (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Tocharian: *wek (see there for further descendants)

Derived terms edit

References edit

  1. 1.0 1.1 De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “vōx”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 691-692
  2. 2.0 2.1 Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “ὄψ”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 1138-1139
  3. ^ Mažiulis, Vytautas (1988–1997) “wackis”, in Prūsų kalbos etimologijos žodynas [Etymological dictionary of Old Prussian]‎[1] (in Lithuanian), Vilnius