Appendix:Swadesh lists for Celtic languages
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| № | English | Proto-Celtic | Breton | Cornish | Welsh | Old Irish | Irish | Scottish Gaelic | Manx |
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| 93 | to eat | *ed-o- | debriñ, boueta | dybri | bwyta | ithid | ith | ith | ee |
| 94 | to bite | *knā-yo- | krogiñ, dantañ | densel | cnoi, brathu | benaid, greimm | bain greim as | bìd | greimmey |
| 95 | to suck | *di-na- | sunañ | sugna, dena | sugno | súigid, dinid | súigh, dúil | sùigh | soo, jiole |
| 96 | to spit | skopat | trewa, berya | poeri | do·beir saile | caith seile | tilg smugaid | ceau shelley, tilgey shelley | |
| 97 | to vomit | *skiy-o- | dislonkañ, c'hwedañ, reucheutiñ | hwyja | chwydu | sceïd | aisig | sgeith | skeeah, skeay |
| 98 | to blow (as wind) |
*swizd-o- | c'hwezhañ | hwytha | chwythu | séitid, do·infet | séid | sèid | sheid |
| 99 | to breathe | *ana- | alanat, analañ | anella | anadlu | do·beir anál | análaigh | tarraing anail | tayrn ennal |
| 100 | to laugh | *swar-yo- | c'hoarzhin | hwerthin | chwerthin | gáirid, tibid | déan gáire | gàir | gearey |
| 101 | to see | *wel-o- | gwelet | gweles | gweld | ad·cí | feic | faic | faik |
| 102 | to hear | *klew-o- | klevet | klywes | clywed | ro·cluinethar | cluin, clois | cluinn | cluin, clasht |
| 103 | to know (a fact) |
*wi-n-d-o | gouzout | godhvos | gwybod | ro·fitir, at·tá a ḟis oc | tá a fhios ag ... | tha fios aig ... | ta fys ec ... |
| 104 | to think | *ambi-rād-ī- | soñjal, prederiañ | prederi | meddwl | imm·rádi, smúainid | smaoinigh | smaoinich | smooinee |
| 105 | to smell (sense odor) |
klevet | blasa, klywes | arogli, clywed arogl | boltaigidir | bolaigh | feuch fàileadh | soaral | |
| 106 | to fear | *obno- | kaout owen, aoniñ | perthi own | ofni, bod ag ofn | ad·ágathar, is ómun lawith subject as the object of la, gaibid eclawith subject and object reversed, eclaigid |
eagla a bheith ort | gabh eagal | goaill aggle roish |
| 107 | to sleep | *kuɸ-sko- | kousket | koska | cysgu | con·tuili | codail | bi ann do chadal | cadley |
| 108 | to live | *biwo- | bevañ | bywa | byw | ar·beir biuth, at·tá beó, maraid | bí beo, mair | bi beò | bee bio, bee er mayrn |
| 109 | to die | *ba-yo- | mervel | merwel | marw | at·baill, baïd, téit bás, fo·gaib bás | faigh bás | bàsaich | geddyn baase |
| 110 | to kill | *gʷan-o- | lazhañ | ladha | lladd | marbaid, gonaid, oirgid | marbhaigh, slad | marbh | marr |
| 111 | to fight | *wik-o- | stourm, gouren | omladh | ymladd, brwydro | fichid, cathaigid | troid | còmhraig | caggey |
| 112 | to hunt (transitive) |
*selgā | chaseal | helghya | hela | ad·claid, do·seinn | seilg | sealg | shelg |
| 113 | to hit | *bi-na- | skoiñ | gweskel, skwatya | taro | benaid, sligid, slaidid, boingid, búailid | buail | buail | bwoalley |
| 114 | to cut | *skiy-o- | troc'hañ | treghi | torri | snaidid, do·esc, gerraid | gearr | geàrr | giarrey |
| 115 | to split | *dlo-n-g-o | faoutañ | folsa | hollti | dlongid | scoilt | sgoilt | scoltey, skeiltey |
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| № | English | Proto-Celtic | Breton | Cornish | Welsh | Old Irish | Irish | Scottish Gaelic | Manx |
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| 116 | to stab (or stick) |
gwanañ | gwana, pyghya | gwanu, trywanu | cailgid, tollaid | rop | sàth | seiy | |
| 117 | to scratch (an itch) |
*razd-o- | skrabat, kravat | kravas | cosi | scrípaid, tochasaid | tochais | sgròb | screebey |
| 118 | to dig | *klad-o- | kleuzañ | palas | cloddio, palu | claidid | tochail | cladhaich | cleigh, reurey |
| 119 | to swim | *snā- | neuñviñ | neuvya | nofio | snáïd | snámh | snàmh | snaue |
| 120 | to fly | *ɸet-o- | nijal | nijal | hedfan | fo·luathar | eitil | itealaich | etlagh, ettyl |
| 121 | to walk | *keng-o- | kerzhet, bale | kerdhes | cerdded | siblaid, teít | siúil | coisich | shooyl |
| 122 | to come | dont | dos | dod | do·icc, do·tét | tar | thig | çheet, tar | |
| 123 | to lie (as on one's side) |
*leg-o- | gourvez | gorwedhes | gorwedd | laigid | luigh | laigh | lhie |
| 124 | to sit | *sed-o- | azezañ | esedha | eistedd | saidid | suigh | suidh | soie |
| 125 | to stand | *sistā- | sevel | sevel | sefyll | do·airissedar | seas | seas | shass |
| 126 | to turn (change direction) |
*suw-o- | troiñ | treylya | troi | sóïd, imm·sói | cas | till | cassey |
| 127 | to fall (as in drop) |
*ki-yo | kouezhañ | koedha | cwympo, disgyn, syrthio | do·tuit | tit | tuit | tuitt |
| 128 | to give | *dā- | reiñ | ri | rhoi | do·beir | tabhair | tabhair | toyr |
| 129 | to hold (in one's hand) |
*delg-o- | dalc'hen, derc'hel | synsi, dalghenna | dal, dala | gaibid | coinnigh | cùm | cum |
| 130 | to squeeze | stardañ, gwaskañ | gwaska, gwrynya, strotha | gwasgu | tendaid, fáiscid, timsaigid | fáisc | teannaich | çhionney, faastey, craishtey | |
| 131 | to rub | frotañ | rutya | rhwbio | con·meil | cuimil | suath | rubbal | |
| 132 | to wash | *nig-yo- | gwalc'hiñ, golc'hiñ | golghi | golchi | nigid, fothraicid, folcaid, ind·aim | nigh | nigh | niee |
| 133 | to wipe | torchañ, sec'hañ | sygha | sychu | — | cuimil | suath | glenney, rubbal | |
| 134 | to pull | sachañ, tennañ | tenna | tynnu | do·srenga, srengaid | tarraing | tarraing | tayrn | |
| 135 | to push | bountañ | herdhya, pokya | gwthio | ad·aig | brúigh | brùth | broo | |
| 136 | to throw | *kat-yo- | teurel, chetañ | tewlel | taflu | fo·ceird, sréïd, do·léci, caithid, sneidid | caith | tilg | ceau, tilg |
| 137 | to tie | *wed-o- | eren, koulmañ | kelmi | clymu, rhwymo | con·rig, sníïd, cenglaid | ceangail | ceangail | kiangley |
| 138 | to sew | *nē-yo- | gwriat | gwrias, sewya | gwnïo | úaigid | fuaigh | fuaigh | whaaley, fuailley |
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| № | English | Proto-Celtic | Breton | Cornish | Welsh | Old Irish | Irish | Scottish Gaelic | Manx |
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| 139 | to count | *rimā | kontañ | nivera, akontya, amontya | rhifo | rímid | cuntais | cùnnt | coontey |
| 140 | to say | *labar-o- | lavaret | leverel | siarad | as·beir, ráidid | abair | abair | abbyr |
| 141 | to sing | *kan-o- | kanañ | kana | canu | canaid | can | seinn | goaill arrane, kiaulley |
| 142 | to play | *kon-rig-o-, *uɸo-rig-o- | c'hoari | gwari | chwarae | imm·beir, cluichigidir | imir | cluich | cloie |
| 143 | to float | neuviñ, flotañ | neuvella | nofio | snáïd | snámh | bi a' fleòdradh | snaue | |
| 144 | to flow | *liy-o- | deverañ | dinewi, bera | llifo | snigid, silid, bruinnid, do·lin | snigh | ruith | stroo, sheeley, shiaulley, thooilley |
| 145 | to freeze | reviñ, skornañ | rewi | rhewi | reódaid, téchtaid | reoigh | reòdh | riojey | |
| 146 | to swell | *swēd-o- | c'hwezañ | hwythfi | chwyddo | attaid, bolgaid | at | at | att |
| 147 | sun | *sāwūl | heol | howl | haul | grían | grian | grian | grian |
| 148 | moon | *louχsnā | loar | loer | lleuad, lloer | ésca, ré | gealach | gealach | eayst |
| 149 | star | *sterā | steredenn, sterenn | steren | seren | rétglu, rind | réalt | rionnag | rollage |
| 150 | water | *dubrā, *uden-sk-yo | dour | dowr | dŵr | uisce, dobur | uisce, dobhar | uisge | ushtey |
| 151 | rain | *wolko-, *glawā | glav | glaw | glaw | bráen, flechud | báisteach, fearthainn | frasachd | fliaghey |
| 152 | river | *abū, *abonā | stêr, aven, rinier | avon | afon | ab | abhainn | abhainn | awin |
| 153 | lake | *linnā | lenn | lynn | llyn | loch, linn | loch, linn | loch | logh |
| 154 | sea (as in ocean) |
*mori | mor | mor | môr | muir, fairrge, ler, trethan | muir, farraige | muir, cuan, fairge | mooir, keayn, faarkey |
| 155 | salt | *salano- | holen | hoelan | halen | salann | salann | salann | sollan |
| 156 | stone | *magino- | maen | men | maen, carreg | cloch, lía | cloch | clach | clagh |
| 157 | sand | *grāwā | traezh | tewes | tywod | gainem | gaineamh | gainmheach | geinnagh |
| 158 | dust | poultrenn | polter, doust | llwch | lúaithred, lúaith | deannach | stùr | joan | |
| 159 | earth (as in soil) |
*talamū | douar | dor | daear | talam, úir | talamh | talamh | thalloo |
| 160 | cloud | koumoul | kommolenn | cwmwl | nél | scamall, néal | sgòth, neul | bodjal, niaul | |
| 161 | fog | *kiwo- | morenn, nivlenn | niwl | niwl | ceó | ceo | ceò | kay |
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| № | English | Proto-Celtic | Breton | Cornish | Welsh | Old Irish | Irish | Scottish Gaelic | Manx |
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| 185 | good | *dagos, *matis | mat, (old) da | da, mas | da, mad | maith, dag, so- | maith, dea- | math | mie |
| 186 | bad | *drukos | fall, drouk | drog | drwg | olc, droch- | olc, droch-, dona | dona, olc | olk, drogh |
| 187 | rotten (as, a log) |
*bragnos | brein | breyn, poder | braen, pwdr | brén | lofa, bréan | lobhte | loau, breinn |
| 188 | dirty | *salākos | lous | plos | brwnt, budr | salach | salach | salach | sollagh, broghe, breinnagh |
| 189 | straight | eeun | ewn | syth | díriuch | díreach | dìreach | jeeragh | |
| 190 | round | *krundi- | ront, krenn | krenn | crwn | cruinn | cruinn | cruinn | cruinn |
| 191 | sharp (as a knife) |
*kerbo- | lemm | lymm | miniog, llym | gér, áith | géar | geur | geyre |
| 192 | dull (as a knife) |
*mailo- | dall | pŵl | máel | maol | maol | moal | |
| 193 | smooth | *slimono- | lintr, levn | leven, gwastas | llyfn | réid, mín | mín | mìn | meein, rea |
| 194 | wet | *wlikʷu- | gwleb | glyb, gwlygh | gwlyb | fliuch | fliuch | fliuch | fliugh |
| 195 | dry (adjective) |
*siskʷo- | sec'h | sych | sych | tírim | tirim | tioram | çhirrym |
| 196 | right (correct) |
*eɸino- | reizh | ewn | iawn, cywir, certh | cert, cóir | ceart | ceart | kiart |
| 197 | near | *onko- | tost, ogos | ogas | agos | ocus | cóngarach, in aice | faisg, dlùth | faggys, er çheu, er gerrey |
| 198 | far | *kʷeslo, *kēno- | pell | pell | pell | cían, i fat | fada | fada | foddey |
| 199 | right (side) |
*deχsiwo- | dehou | deghow | de | dess | deas | deas | jesh |
| 200 | left (side) |
*klēyo- | kleiz, klez | kledh | chwith | clé, túath- | clé | clì | clee, toshtal |
| 201 | at | *onko- | da | orth | at, wrth | oc | ag | aig | ec |
| 202 | in | *eni | e, en, e-barzh, ba | yn | yn, mewn | i | i | ann | ayns |
| 203 | with (accompanying) |
*kom, *kantā | gant, get | gans | â, gan, gyda, efo | co, la, i n-arrad | le | le | lesh, marish |
| 204 | and | *-kʷe, *atkʷe, *eti | ha, hag | ha, hag | a | ocus | agus | agus | as |
| 205 | if | *smā | ma, mar, pe | mar | os, pe | má, día | má, dá | ma, nan | my, ga |
| 206 | because | abalamour ma, peogwir | drefenn | achos, oherwydd | óre | óir | oir | er-yn-oyr | |
| 207 | name | *anman | anv | hanow | enw | ainmm | ainm | ainm | ennym |