Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/tarankyos

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 edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Indo-European *terh₁- (to drill, rub).

Noun edit

*tarankyos m

  1. nail (spike-shaped metal fastener used for joining wood or similar materials)

Declension edit

Masculine o-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *tarankyos *tarankyou *tarankyoi
vocative *tarankye *tarankyou *tarankyūs
accusative *tarankyom *tarankyou *tarankyoms
genitive *tarankyī *tarankyous *tarankyom
dative *tarankyūi *tarankyobom *tarankyobos
locative *tarankyei *? *?
instrumental *tarankyū *tarankyobim *tarankyūis

Descendants edit

  • Middle Irish: tairnge
    • Irish: tairne
    • Scottish Gaelic: tàirnge, tàirng, tarrang, tarrag
  • Gaulish: *tarankā
    • Vulgar Latin: *taranca (see there for further descendants)

References edit