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Reconstruction:Proto-Hellenic/wástu

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

Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wóstu. Cognate with Sanskrit वास्तु (vā́stu).[1]

Noun

*wástu n

  1. town
    *wastwí ḗlutʰehe arrived at the town
    Synonym: *ptólis

Inflection

U-stem, neuter
Nominative *wástu
Genitive *wastwós
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative *wástu *wástwe *wástwa
Vocative *wástu *wástwe *wástwa
Accusative *wástu *wástwe *wástwa
Genitive *wastwós *wástwoyyun *wastwṓn
Dative *wastwéi *wástwoyyun *wastúpʰi
Locative *wastwí ? *wastúhi
Instrumental *wástū ? *wastúpʰi

Descendants

  • Ancient Greek: ἄστυ (ástu)

References

  1. Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “ἄστυ”, 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, page 158
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