Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/salā
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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
Sometimes derived from *seh₂l- (“salt”), but Matasović finds this dubious on semantic grouds. Has also been connected with Latin salīva, but this is not wholly convincing either. Matasović notes a possible cognate in Proto-Germanic *salwaz, whence Old English salu.[1]
Noun edit
*salā f
Inflection edit
| Feminine ā-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative | *salā | *salai | *salās |
| vocative | *salā | *salai | *salās |
| accusative | *salam | *salai | *salāms |
| genitive | *salās | *salous | *salom |
| dative | *salāi | *salābom | *salābos |
| locative | *salai | *? | *? |
| instrumental | *? | *salābim | *salābis |
Derived terms edit
- *salākos (“dirty”)
Descendants edit
References edit
- ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*salā”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 319