Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/gʷḗn

This Proto-Indo-European 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-Indo-European

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Noun

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*gʷḗn f (oblique stem *gʷnéh₂-)

  1. woman

Inflection

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Athematic, proterokinetic
singular
nominative *gʷénh₂s
genitive *gʷnéh₂s
singular dual plural
nominative *gʷénh₂s *gʷénh₂h₁(e) *gʷénh₂es
vocative *gʷḗn *gʷénh₂h₁(e) *gʷénh₂es
accusative *gʷénh₂m̥ *gʷénh₂h₁(e) *gʷénh₂m̥s
genitive *gʷnéh₂s *? *gʷnéh₂oHom
ablative *gʷnéh₂s *? *gʷnéh₂mos
dative *gʷnéh₂ey *? *gʷnéh₂mos
locative *gʷnéh₂, *gʷnéh₂i *? *gʷnéh₂su
instrumental *gʷnéh₂h₁ *? *gʷnéh₂mis

Descendants

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  • Anatolian:
    • Luwian: 𒉿𒈾𒀜𒋾𒅖 (/⁠wanattis⁠/)
  • Armenian:
  • Proto-Balto-Slavic: *génāˀ (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Celtic: *benā (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Germanic: *kwenǭ (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Germanic: *kwēniz (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Hellenic: *gʷonā[1] (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *ǰánHs, *gnáHs (see there for further descendants)
  • Phrygian: κναικα (knaika)
  • Proto-Tocharian: *ćänā[2] (see there for further descendants)

References

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