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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

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Etymology

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    From Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wids, from *peh₂w- (“few, little, small”).[1]

    Noun

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    *pā́wits m or f

    1. child

    Inflection

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    Consonant stem, masc./fem.
    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

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

    References

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    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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