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Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/daru

This Proto-Celtic entry contains reconstructed terms 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 *dóru (“tree”).[1][2]

Noun

*daru n

  1. oak

Inflection
Neuter u-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *daru *darū *darwā
vocative *daru *darū *darwā
accusative *daru *darū *darwā
genitive *darous *darous *darowom
dative *darou *darubom *darubos
locative *? *? *?
instrumental *darū *darubim *darubis

Descendants
  • Proto-Brythonic: *dar
    • Old Breton: dar
    • Old Cornish: dar
    • Middle Welsh: dar
  • Old Irish: dair, daur
  • Gaulish:
    • →? Ancient Greek: λάριξ (lárix)
      • → Latin: larix (see there for further descendants)

References
  1. Delamarre, Xavier (2003) “*daru-”, in Dictionnaire de la langue gauloise: une approche linguistique du vieux-celtique continental [Dictionary of the Gaulish language: A linguistic approach to Old Continental Celtic] (Collection des Hespérides; 9), 2nd edition, Éditions Errance, →ISBN, page 91: “*drw-os”
  2. Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 91
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