Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/kantos

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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Uncertain. Compare Proto-Slavic *kǫtъ (corner). Less certain is a relation with Ancient Greek κανθός (kanthós, corner of the eye).[1]

Noun

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*kantos ?

  1. corner
  2. rim

Descendants

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  • Proto-Brythonic:
  • Gaulish: *cantos

References

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  • Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN
  1. ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “cant”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies