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Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/kanktus

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

A derivative of the noun *kankā (branch). Possibly related to Sanskrit शक्ति (śakti) according to Matasovic, and to Latin cectōria.[1]

Noun

*kanktus m

  1. plough

Declension

Masculine/feminine u-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *kanktus *kanktū *kanktowes
vocative *kanktu *kanktū *kanktūs
accusative *kanktum *kanktū *kanktums
genitive *kanktous *kanktous *kanktowom
dative *kanktou *kanktubom *kanktubos
locative *? *? *?
instrumental *kanktū *kanktubim *kanktubis

Descendants

  • Old Irish: cécht
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