Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/argyos

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 *h₂erǵ- (“white”).

Adjective

*argyos

1. white

Inflection

O/ā-stem
masculine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*argyos	*argyou	*argyoi
vocative	*argye	*argyou	*argyoi
accusative	*argyom	*argyou	*argyoms
genitive	*argyī	*argyous	*argyom
dative	*argyūi	*argyobom	*argyobos
instrumental	*argyū	*argyobim	*argyobis
feminine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*argyā	*argyai	*argyās
vocative	*argyā	*argyai	*argyās
accusative	*argyam	*argyai	*argyams
genitive	*argyās	*argyous	*argyom
dative	*argyai	*argyābom	*argyābos
instrumental	*?	*argyābim	*argyābis
neuter	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*argyom	*argyou	*argyā
vocative	*argyom	*argyou	*argyā
accusative	*argyom	*argyou	*argyā
genitive	*argyī	*argyous	*argyom
dative	*argyūi	*argyobom	*argyobos
instrumental	*argyū	*argyobim	*argyobis

Descendants

• Proto-Brythonic: *ėrɣ (“snow”)
  • Breton: erc'h
  • Cornish: ergh
  • Welsh: eira
• Gaulish: *argios
  • ⇒ Gaulish: *Argiā (river name)
    • → Latin: Aregia
      • French: Ariège
  • ⇒ Gaulish: *Argiotalus