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Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/kankā
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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 *ḱank- (“branch”)[1]. Cognate with Gothic 𐌷𐍉𐌷𐌰 (hōha, “plough”), Lithuanian šakà (“branch”), Old East Slavic соха (soxa, “stake, club, brace, plough”), Old Armenian ցախ (cʿax, “branch, twig”), Sanskrit शाखा (śā́khā), Persian شاخ (šâx, “branch”).
Declension
| Feminine ā-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative | *kankā | *kankai | *kankās |
| vocative | *kankā | *kankai | *kankās |
| accusative | *kankam | *kankai | *kankās |
| genitive | *kankās | *kankous | *kankom |
| dative | *kankai | *kankābom | *kankābos |
| instrumental | *? | *kankābim | *kankābis |
Descendants
- Old Irish: géc
- *kankus (u-stem)
- Middle Welsh: ceinc
- Welsh: cainc, caing
- Middle Welsh: ceinc
References
- Mallory, J. P.; Adams, D. Q. (2006) The Oxford Introduction to Proto-Indo-European and the Proto-Indo-European World (Oxford Linguistics), New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 157
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