Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/ḱléwos

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

From *ḱlew- +‎ *-os.

Noun

*ḱléwos n[1]

fame

Inflection

Athematic, acrostatic
	singular
nominative	*ḱléwos
genitive	*ḱléwesos
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*ḱléwos	*ḱléwesih₁	*ḱléwōs
vocative	*ḱléwos	*ḱléwesih₁	*ḱléwōs
accusative	*ḱléwos	*ḱléwesih₁	*ḱléwōs
genitive	*ḱléwesos	*?	*ḱléwesoHom
ablative	*ḱléwesos	*?	*ḱléwesmos
dative	*ḱléwesey	*?	*ḱléwesmos
locative	ḱléwes, ḱléwesi	*?	*ḱléwesu
instrumental	*ḱléwesh₁	*?	*ḱléwesmis

Descendants

Proto-Albanian: *klāusnja (denominative)[2]
- Albanian: quaj
Proto-Balto-Slavic: *ślawas (*ew > *ow / _V)[3][4]
- Latvian: slava (“rumor, reputation, fame”), slave
- Lithuanian: šlãvė (“honor, respect, fame”)
- Proto-Slavic: *slȍvo (“word”) (see there for further descendants)
Proto-Celtic: *klowos[5] (see there for further descendants)
Proto-Germanic:
- ⇒ Proto-Norse: ᚺᛚᛖᚹᚨᚷᚨᛊᛏᛁᛉ (hlewagastiʀ)[6]
Proto-Hellenic: *kléwos[7] (see there for further descendants)
Proto-Indo-Iranian: *ćráwas (see there for further descendants)
Proto-Tocharian: (< *h₁némn̥-ḱléw-o-s (“fame of name”))
- Tocharian A: ñomklyu (“fame”)
- Tocharian B: ñemkälywe (“fame”)

References

Ringe, Donald (2006) From Proto-Indo-European to Proto-Germanic (A Linguistic History of English; 1)‎, Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN
Orel, Vladimir (1998), “quaj ~ quej”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Cologne: Brill, →ISBN, page 363
Derksen, Rick (2015) Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 452
Derksen, Rick (2008) Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 454
Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 210–211
Fortson, Benjamin W. (2010) Indo-european language and culture: an introduction, 2nd edition, →ISBN, page 350
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

[Ringe_2006-1] Ringe, Donald (2006) From Proto-Indo-European to Proto-Germanic (A Linguistic History of English; 1)‎, Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN

[2] Orel, Vladimir (1998), “quaj ~ quej”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Cologne: Brill, →ISBN, page 363

[3] Derksen, Rick (2015) Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 452

[4] Derksen, Rick (2008) Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 454

[5] Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 210–211

[6] Fortson, Benjamin W. (2010) Indo-european language and culture: an introduction, 2nd edition, →ISBN, page 350

[7] 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