< Reconstruction:Proto-Balto-Slavic
Reconstruction:Proto-Balto-Slavic/kwṓ
 | This Proto-Balto-Slavic 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-Balto-Slavic
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| *kwṓ |
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Indo-European *ḱwṓ.
According to Matasović, the depalatalization of palatovelars occurred before sonorant followed by a back vowel: Ḱ > K/_RVback. With alignment in inflection.
Noun
*kwṓ m
- dog
- Synonym: *śwṓ
Inflection
| Declension of *kwṓ (athematic, mobile accent) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | ||
| Nominative | *kwṓ | *kúne | *kúnes | |
| Accusative | *kúnin | *kúne | *kúnins | |
| Genitive | *kunés | — | *kunṓn | |
| Locative | *kuní | — | *kunsú | |
| Dative | *kúnei | — | *kunmás | |
| Instrumental | *kunḗˀ | — | *kunmī́ˀs | |
| Vocative | *kwán | *kúne | *kúnes | |
Descendants
- West Baltic:
- Sudovian: kuo