Reconstruction:Proto-Hellenic/pā́wits

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 *péh₂wids, from *peh₂w- (“few, little, small”).^[1]

Noun

*pā́wits m or f

child

Inflection

Consonant stem, masc./fem.
Nominative	*pā́wits
Genitive	*pā́widos
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	*pā́wits	*pā́wide	*pā́wides
Vocative	*pā́wi	*pā́wide	*pā́wides
Accusative	*pā́widə	*pā́wide	*pā́widəs
Genitive	*pā́widos	*pā́widoyyun	*pā́widōn
Dative	*pā́widei	*pā́widoyyun	*pā́witpʰi
Locative	*pā́widi	?	*pā́witsi
Instrumental	*pā́widē	?	*pā́witpʰi

Descendants

Ancient Greek: πάϊς (páïs) (Epic), παῖς (paîs)

References

^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “παῖς, παιδός”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 1142-3

[1] Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “παῖς, παιδός”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 1142-3

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