Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/bekkos

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 *bak-, *baḱ- (“pointed stick, peg”) (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

Noun

*bekkos m

beak, snout

Declension

Masculine o-stem
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*bekkos	*bekkou	*bekkoi
vocative	*bekke	*bekkou	*bekkūs
accusative	*bekkom	*bekkou	*bekkūs
genitive	*bekkī	*bekkous	*bekkom
dative	*bekkūi	*bekkobom	*bekkobos
instrumental	*bekkū	*bekkobim	*bekkobis

Descendants

Brythonic: [Term?]
- Middle Breton: bec
  - Breton: beg
Gaulish: *bekkos
- → Latin: beccus (see there for further descendants)

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