Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/ɸlāmā

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

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₂meh₂ (palm, hand), from *pleh₂- (flat). Cognate with Latin palma, Proto-Germanic *fulmō, Ancient Greek παλάμη (palámē, palm of the hand).

Noun

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*ɸlāmā f

  1. palm, hand

Inflection

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Feminine ā-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *ɸlāmā *ɸlāmai *ɸlāmās
vocative *ɸlāmā *ɸlāmai *ɸlāmās
accusative *ɸlāmam *ɸlāmai *ɸlāmāms
genitive *ɸlāmās *ɸlāmous *ɸlāmom
dative *ɸlāmāi *ɸlāmābom *ɸlāmābos
locative *ɸlāmai *? *?
instrumental *? *ɸlāmābim *ɸlāmābis

Descendants

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  • Proto-Brythonic: *llọβ̃
    • Old Breton: lom-
    • Old Cornish: lof
    • Old Welsh: lau
  • Old Irish: lám