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Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/esti

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 *h₁ésti.

Verb

*esti

  1. to be

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants
  • Gaulish: immi[1]
  • Old Irish: is
    • Irish: is
    • Scottish Gaelic: is
  • Old Welsh: hint[2] (3 pl.)

References
  1. Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 118
  2. Zair, Nicholas (2012) The reflexes of the Proto-Indo-European laryngeals in Celtic, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 53
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