Reconstruction:Pictish/ᚚᚓᚏᚈ

Pictish

Etymology

Perhaps from Proto-Celtic *kʷerxtā (“bush”). Cognate with Welsh perth (“bush, hedge”), Irish ceirt (“apple tree”)).

Noun

*ᚚᚓᚏᚈ (pert)

1. wood, grove

Descendants

• Scottish Gaelic: Peairt
  • English: Perth

References

• Place Names (Perth, Logie Pert)
• Simon Taylor