Reconstruction:Proto-Hellenic/nekʷʰrós

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 *negʷʰrós.

Noun

*nekʷʰrós m

1. kidney

Inflection

O-stem, masc./fem.
Nominative	*nekʷʰrós
Genitive	*nekʷʰróyyo
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	*nekʷʰrós	*nekʷʰrṓ	*nekʷʰrói
Vocative	*nekʷʰré	*nekʷʰrṓ	*nekʷʰrói
Accusative	*nekʷʰrón	*nekʷʰrṓ	*nekʷʰróns
Genitive	*nekʷʰróyyo	*nekʷʰróyyun	*nekʷʰrṓn
Dative	*nekʷʰrṓi	*nekʷʰróyyun	*nekʷʰróis
Locative	*nekʷʰrói, -éi	?	*nekʷʰróihi
Instrumental	*nekʷʰrṓ	?	*nekʷʰrṓis

Descendants

• Ancient Greek: νεφρός (nephrós) (see there for further descendants)