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Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/omiyom

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

Perhaps from Proto-Celtic *omos (“raw”) however, the semantic connection is hard to establish.[1]

Noun

*omiyom n[1][2]

  1. copper, bronze

Inflection
Neuter o-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *omiyom *omiyou *omiyā
vocative *omiyom *omiyou *omiyā
accusative *omiyom *omiyou *omiyā
genitive *omiyī *omiyous *omiyom
dative *omiyūi *omiyobom *omiyobos
locative *omiyei *? *?
instrumental *omiyū *omiyobim *omiyūis

Descendants
  • Proto-Brythonic: *öβ̃ɨð
    • Old Welsh: emid
      • Middle Welsh: euyð
  • Old Irish: umae, humae
    • Middle Irish: uma
      • Irish: umha
      • Scottish Gaelic: umha
      • Manx: ooha

References
  1. Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*omiyo-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 298
  2. Koch, John (2004) “*omjo-”, in English–Proto-Celtic Word-list with attested comparanda‎, University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies, page 74
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