Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/waylos

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

Etymology

The word is usually explained as ‘the howler’ and derived from *wáy (“woe”, or onomatopoeia for shouting) +‎ *-los. Armenian and Celtic replaced the usual Proto-Indo-European *wĺ̥kʷos (“wolf”) due to taboo.[1]

Noun

*waylos m

wolf
howler

Inflection

Thematic
	singular
nominative	*waylos
genitive	*waylosyo
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*waylos	*wayloh₁	*wayloes
vocative	*wayle	*wayloh₁	*wayloes
accusative	*waylom	*wayloh₁	*wayloms
genitive	*waylosyo	*?	*wayloHom
ablative	*waylead	*?	*waylomos
dative	*wayloey	*?	*waylomos
locative	wayley, wayloy	*?	*wayloysu
instrumental	*wayloh₁	*?	*waylōys

Descendants

Armenian:
- Old Armenian: գայլ (gayl)
  - Armenian: գայլ (gayl)
  - → Georgian: მგელი (mgeli) (probably)
  - → Laz: მგერი (mgeri) (probably)
  - → Mingrelian: გერი (geri) (probably)
Proto-Celtic: *wailos[2] (see there for further descendants)

References

Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 196
Matasović, Ranko (2009), “*waylo”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 406

[1] Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 196

[Matasovic-2] Matasović, Ranko (2009), “*waylo”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 406