Reconstruction:Proto-Hellenic/íkkʷos

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

PIE word
*h₁éḱwos

From Proto-Indo-European *h₁éḱwos, from *h₁oh₁ḱu- (“swift”). Unexplained are: a) ι instead of ε, b) heavy breathing (initial h), and c) double π instead of single. Cognates include Sanskrit अश्व (áśva), Latin equus, Lithuanian ašva, Gaulish epos, Old Armenian էշ (ēš, “donkey”), Old English eoh, and Old Irish ech.

Noun

*íkkʷos m

1. horse

Inflection

O-stem, masc./fem.
Nominative	*íkkʷos
Genitive	*íkkʷoyyo
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	*íkkʷos	*íkkʷō	*íkkʷoi
Vocative	*íkkʷe	*íkkʷō	*íkkʷoi
Accusative	*íkkʷon	*íkkʷō	*íkkʷons
Genitive	*íkkʷoyyo	*íkkʷoyyun	*íkkʷōn
Dative	*íkkʷōi	*íkkʷoyyun	*íkkʷois
Locative	*íkkʷoi, -ei	?	*íkkʷoihi
Instrumental	*íkkʷō	?	*íkkʷōis

Descendants

• Ancient Greek: ἵππος (híppos), ἴκκος (íkkos); ἴππος (íppos) — Aeolic
  • Greek: ίππος (íppos)
• Mycenaean Greek: 𐀂𐀦 (i-qo /⁠(h)íkkʷos⁠/)