Reconstruction:Proto-Hellenic/gónu

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

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *ǵónu (knee).[1]

Noun

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*gónu n

  1. knee

Inflection

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U-stem, neuter
Nominative *gónu
Genitive *gonwós
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative *gónu *gónwe *gónwa
Vocative *gónu *gónwe *gónwa
Accusative *gónu *gónwe *gónwa
Genitive *gonwós *gónwoyyun *gonwṓn
Dative *gonwéi *gónwoyyun *gonúpʰi
Locative *gonwí ? *gonúhi
Instrumental *gónū ? *gonúpʰi

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Ancient Greek: γόνυ (gónu)

References

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  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “γόνυ”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 283