Vocabulary of Late Indo-European

Nouns, definite articles, plurals
Adjectives: masculine, feminine, neuter
Numerals: masculine, feminine, neuter

1.    mother           *mā́ter, mā́ter, mā́teres
2.    father           *pətér, pətér, pətéres
3.    sister           *swésor, swésor, swésores
4.    brother           *bhrā́ter, bhrā́ter, bhrā́teres
5.    daughter           *dhughətér, dhughətér, dhughətéres
6.    son           *sūnús, sūnús, sūnéwes


1.    water           *wódōr, wódōr
2.    fire           *pūr, pūr, pā́wōr
3.    sun           *sā́wel, sā́wel
4.    moon           *mḗnes, mḗnes
5.    wind           *wéntos, wéntos
6.    rain           *plówiyā, plówiyā


1.    one           *óinos, óinā, óinom
2.    two           *dwō, dwāu, dwoi
3.    three           *tréyes, tisres, trī
4.    four           *kwetwóres, kwétesres, kwetwṓr
5.    five           *pénkwe
6.    six           *seḱs


1.    cat          
2.    dog           *ḱwōn, ḱwōn, ḱwónes
3.    horse           *éḱwos, éḱwos, éḱwoes
4.    cow           *gwōus, gwōus, gwówes
5.    fish           *pisḱis, pisḱis
6.    bird           *áwis, áwis
7.    tree           *drewom, drewom, dórū
8.    flower           *bhlōs, bhlōs


1.    white           *arǵis, arǵis, arǵi
2.    black           *melos, melā, melom
3.    red           *roudhos, roudhā, roudhom
4.    green           *ǵhelwos, ǵhelwā, ǵhelwom
5.    yellow           *bhlōwos, bhlōwā, bhlōwom
6.    blue          
7.    grey          
8.    brown           *bhrūnos, bhrūnā, bhrūnom

* signifies hypothetical and reconstructed

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