Reconstruction:Proto-Balto-Slavic/káuˀlas

This Proto-Balto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed words 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

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *keh₂ulós, with accent retraction due to Hirt's law. Cognate with Ancient Greek καυλός (kaulós).

Noun

*káuˀlas m

bone

Inflection

Fixed accent.

Declension of *káuˀlas (o-stem)

	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	*káuˀlas	*káuˀlōˀ	*káuˀlai
Accusative	*káuˀlun	*káuˀlōˀ	*káuˀluns
Genitive	*káuˀlā	*káuˀlauš	*káuˀlun
Locative	*káuˀlai	*káuˀlauš	*káuˀlaišu
Dative	*káuˀlōi	*káuˀlamō	*káuˀlamas
Instrumental	*káuˀlōˀ	*káuˀlamō	*káuˀlamiš
Vocative	*káuˀle	*káuˀlōˀ	*káuˀlai

Descendants

Latgalian: kauls
Latvian: kaũls
Lithuanian: káulas