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Reconstruction:Proto-Hellenic/kléwos

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 *ḱléwos (“fame”), from *ḱlew- (“to hear”) +‎ *-os.[1]

Noun

*kléwos n

  1. fame

Declension
S-stem, neuter
Nominative *kléwos
Genitive *kléwehos
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative *kléwos *kléwehe *kléweha
Vocative *kléwos *kléwehe *kléweha
Accusative *kléwos *kléwehe *kléweha
Genitive *kléwehos *kléwehoyyun *kléwehōn
Dative *kléwehei *kléwehoyyun *kléwespʰi
Locative *kléwehi ? *kléwessi
Instrumental *kléwehē ? *kléwespʰi

Descendants
  • Ancient Greek: κλέος (kléos)
    Phocian Greek: κλέϝος (kléwos)
  • Mycenaean Greek: 𐀐𐀩𐀺 (ke-re-wo /⁠kléwos⁠/)

References
  1. Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “κλέος”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), volume I, with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 712-713
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