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Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/bowitrom

 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 *bou- (“cow”) +‎ *i- (“going”) +‎ Proto-Indo-European *-trom (instrumental suffix).[1]

Noun

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*bowitrom n

  1. cowpath

Inflection

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Neuter o-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *bowitrom *bowitrou *bowitrā
vocative *bowitrom *bowitrou *bowitrā
accusative *bowitrom *bowitrou *bowitrā
genitive *bowitrī *bowitrous *bowitrom
dative *bowitrūi *bowitrobom *bowitrobos
locative *bowitrei *? *?
instrumental *bowitrū *bowitrobim *bowitrūis

Reconstruction notes

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  • Koch's reconstruction *bautrV-[2] and Lucht's Brittonic-only reconstruction *boutrā do not work because we would expect Welsh **budr or **bawdr instead of the actually attested forms.

Descendants

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  • Proto-Brythonic: *bowdr
  • Middle Irish: bóthar

References

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  1. ^ Lucht, Martina (2007) Der Grundwortschatz des Altirischen‎[1] (in German), Bonn: Rheinischen Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität, page 319
  2. ^ Koch, John (2004) English–Proto-Celtic Word-list with attested comparanda‎[2], University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies, page 284
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