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Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/egō

This Proto-Italic 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-Italic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *éǵh₂.

Pronoun

*egō [1]

  1. I (first-person singular)

Declension
Declension of personal pronouns
Singular 1st person 2nd person Reflexive
Nominative *egō *tū —
Accusative *mē, *me *tē, *te *sē, *se
Genitive *moi (or *mei?) *toi (or *tei?) *soi (or *sei?)
Dative *meɣei *teβei *seβei
Ablative *med *ted *sed
Possessive *meos *towos *sowos
Plural 1st person 2nd person reflexive
as singular
Nominative *nōs *wōs —
Accusative *nōs *wōs —
Genitive *nosterom? *westerom? —
Dative *nōβei *wōβei —
Ablative *nōβei *wōβei —
Possessive *nosteros *westeros —

Descendants
  • Faliscan: 𐌄𐌒𐌏 (eqo), 𐌄𐌊𐌏 (eko), 𐌄𐌂𐌏 (eco)
  • Latin: ego
  • South Picene: 𐌄𐌊𐌞 (ekú)
  • Umbrian: 𐌌𐌄𐌇𐌄 (mehe)[2] (dative singular)
  • (Possibly) Venetic: 𐌄𐌙𐌏 (ego)

References
  1. De Vaan, Michiel (2008) Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill
  2. Buck, Carl (1904) A grammar of Oscan and Umbrian, Ginn & Co, page 139
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