Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/kantos

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 *kh₂ndʰ. Also compare Proto-Slavic *kǫtъ (“corner”).

Noun

*kantos ?

corner
rim

Descendants

Gaulish: *cantos
- → Latin: cantus
Brythonic: [Term?]
- Breton: kant
- Welsh: cant

References

Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN

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