Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/ɸrikā

This Proto-Celtic 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-Celtic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *pr̥keh₂ (“furrow”). Cognate with Proto-Germanic *furh- (“furrow”).

Noun

*ɸrikā f

furrow

Descendants

Brythonic: *rɨx
- Old Breton: rec
  - Middle Breton: rec
- Middle Welsh: rych
  - Welsh: rhych
Old Irish: etarche
Gaulish: *rikā
→ Old French: roie
- → French: raie
→ Catalan: rec
→ Galician: rego

References

Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN
Coromines, Joan; Pascual, José A. (1991–1997). Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico. Madrid: Gredos, s.v. regar.

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