Reconstruction:Proto-Hellenic/kʰolā́

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

From Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰolh₃-éh₂, from *ǵʰelh₃- (“green, yellow”).

Noun

*kʰolā́ f

1. gall, bile

Inflection

Ā-stem, feminine
Nominative	*kʰolā́
Genitive	*kʰolā́s
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	*kʰolā́	*kʰoláe	*kʰolái
Vocative	*kʰolā́	*kʰoláe	*kʰolái
Accusative	*kʰolā́n	*kʰoláe	*kʰoláns
Genitive	*kʰolā́s	*kʰoláyyun	*kʰolā́ōn
Dative	*kʰolā́i	*kʰoláyyun	*kʰoláis
Locative	*kʰolā́i?	?	*kʰolā́hi
Instrumental	*kʰolā́	?	*kʰolā́is

Descendants

• Ancient Greek: χολή (kholḗ), χόλος (khólos)
  • Greek: χολή (cholí)
  • → Old French: colle