Reconstruction:Proto-Hellenic/hens

This Proto-Hellenic 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-Hellenic

**Proto-Hellenic numbers ^(edit)**
	10
	1	2 →	10 →
Cardinal: hens Ordinal: protós

Etymology

From earlier *séms, analogically reformed from Proto-Indo-European *sḗm.^[1]

Numeral

*hens

one

Inflection

Feminine *hmía, neuter *hén.

Declension of *hens
singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*héns	*hmía	*hén
vocative	—	—	—
accusative	*héna	*hmiā́n	*hén
genitive	*hemós	*hmiā́s	*hemós
dative	*heméi	*hmiā́i	*heméi
locative	—	—	—
instrumental	—	—	—

dual	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	—	—	—
vocative	—	—	—
accusative	—	—	—
genitive	—	—	—
dative	—	—	—
locative	—	—	—
instrumental	—	—	—

plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	—	—	—
vocative	—	—	—
accusative	—	—	—
genitive	—	—	—
dative	—	—	—
locative	—	—	—
instrumental	—	—	—

comparative	superlative	adverb
—	—	—

Descendants

Ancient Greek: εἷς (heîs), ἧς (hês) — Doric, Lesbian, ἕεις (héeis) — Epic
- Byzantine Greek: ἕνας (hénas)
  - Greek: ένας (énas), ένα (éna), μία (mía)
  - Mariupol Greek: э́на (éna), э́нас (énas)
Mycenaean Greek: 𐀁𐀕 (e-me /⁠hemei⁠/, dative)

References

^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), “εἷς”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 394

[1] Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), “εἷς”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 394

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