Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/ɸlikkā

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

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *pl̥keh₂ (“flat surface”), from *pleh₂- (“flat”). Cognate with Ancient Greek πλάξ (pláx) and English flake.

Noun

*ɸlikkā f

1. (flat) stone

Declension

Feminine ā-stem
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*ɸlikkā	*ɸlikkai	*ɸlikkās
vocative	*ɸlikkā	*ɸlikkai	*ɸlikkās
accusative	*ɸlikkam	*ɸlikkai	*ɸlikkāms
genitive	*ɸlikkās	*ɸlikkous	*ɸlikkom
dative	*ɸlikkāi	*ɸlikkābom	*ɸlikkābos
locative	*ɸlikkai	*?	*?
instrumental	*?	*ɸlikkābim	*ɸlikkābis

Descendants

• Proto-Brythonic: *llex
  • Breton: lec'h
  • Cornish: lehan
  • Middle Welsh: llech
    • Welsh: llech
• Old Irish: lecc
  • Irish: leac
  • Scottish Gaelic: leac
  • Manx: lhiack
• Gaulish: *lica
  • →⇒ Latin: Arelica, Ariolica, Abelica