Reconstruction:Proto-Hellenic/kórwā

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

Feminine form ( +‎ *-ā) of *kórwos (“boy”), literally, “the growing one”, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₃- (“to grow”). See also Ancient Greek κορέννυμι (korénnumi, “to satiate”).

Noun

*kórwā f

1. girl

Inflection

Ā-stem, feminine

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*kórwā	*kórwae	*kórwai
vocative	*kórwā	*kórwae	*kórwai
accusative	*kórwān	*kórwae	*kórwans
genitive	*kórwās	*kórwayyun	*kórwāōn
dative	*kórwāi	*kórwayyun	*kórwais
locative	*kórwāi?	*?	*kórwāhi
instrumental	*kórwā	*?	*kórwāis

Related terms

• *kórwos

Descendants

• Ancient Greek:

  Aeolic Greek: κόρα (kóra)

  Attic Greek: κόρη (kórē)

  Doric Greek: κώρα (kṓra)

  Ionic Greek: κούρη (koúrē)

  Arcadocypriot Greek: κόρϝα (kórwa)

• Mycenaean Greek: 𐀒𐀷 (ko-wa /⁠kórwā⁠/)