Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/daru

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 *dóru (tree).[1][2]

Noun edit

*daru n

  1. oak

Inflection edit

Neuter u-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *daru *darū *darwā
vocative *daru *darū *darwā
accusative *daru *darū *darwā
genitive *darous *darous *darowom
dative *darou *darubom *darubos
locative *? *? *?
instrumental *darū *darubim *darubis

Descendants edit

  • Proto-Brythonic: *dar
    • Old Breton: dar
    • Old Cornish: dar
    • Middle Welsh: dar
  • Old Irish: dair, daur
  • Gaulish:
    • ? Ancient Greek: λάριξ (lárix)
      • Latin: larix (see there for further descendants)

References edit

  1. ^ Delamarre, Xavier (2003) “*daru-”, in Dictionnaire de la langue gauloise: une approche linguistique du vieux-celtique continental [Dictionary of the Gaulish language: A linguistic approach to Old Continental Celtic] (Collection des Hespérides; 9), 2nd edition, Éditions Errance, →ISBN, page 91:*drw-os
  2. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 91