What question did this study set out to answer?

This research aims to explore the historical and phonetic development of the three Greek aorist forms.

April 24, 2026

The Three Greek Aorists in -κα

Key Points

This research aims to explore the historical and phonetic development of the three Greek aorist forms.
Analysis of the oldest Greek aorist forms and their evolution.
Examination of the merging of various bases into a single paradigm.
Identified three distinct bases contributing to the development of aorist forms.
Established that the grouping of forms with and without -κ- arose from both analogic and phonetic changes.

Abstract

The oldest is ∗yēk- ( ἔ ŋκα, iēcē), after which ∗dhēk- ( ἔ ΰŋκα, αδδακ∈τ, fēcī) was patterned in pro-ethnic times, ἔ δωκα was added to the group only in Greek. The peculiar grouping of forms with and without -κ- in the Greek paradigms starts from the fact that forms from three bases, ∗sē-, ∗yēk-, ∗wī- (ΐŋμι, ἔ ŋκα, fi∈μαι, for instance), merged in one paradigm as a result of changes that are in part analogic, in part phonetic

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