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Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/kankā

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 *ḱank- (“branch”)[1]. Cognate with Gothic 𐌷𐍉𐌷𐌰 (hōha, “plough”), Lithuanian šakà (“branch”), Old East Slavic соха (soxa, “stake, club, brace, plough”), Old Armenian ցախ (cʻax, “branch, twig”), Sanskrit शाखा (śā́khā), Persian شاخ (šâx, “branch”).

Noun

*kankā f

  1. branch

Declension
Feminine ā-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *kankā *kankai *kankās
vocative *kankā *kankai *kankās
accusative *kankam *kankai *kankāms
genitive *kankās *kankous *kankom
dative *kankāi *kankābom *kankābos
locative *kankai *? *?
instrumental *? *kankābim *kankābis

Descendants
  • Old Irish: géc
    • Irish: géag
    • Scottish Gaelic: geug
  • *kankus (u-stem)
    • Middle Welsh: keinc
      • Welsh: cainc

References
  1. Mallory, J. P. with 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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