Reconstruction:Proto-Hellenic/dzéus

This Proto-Hellenic 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-Hellenic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *dyḗws.

Noun

*dzéus m

sky god, Zeus

Inflection

Accusative *dzḗn, oblique stem *diw-.

Descendants

Ancient Greek: Ζεύς (Zeús), Ζήν (Zḗn) (< accusative *dyḗm)
Cretan Greek: Τάν (Tán)

Doric Greek: Ζάν (Zán)

Laconian Greek: Δεύς (Deús)

Poetic Greek: Ζήν (Zḗn)
- Greek: Ζευς (Zefs), Δίας (Días)
- → English: Zeus

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