Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/damos

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 *demh₂- (“to domesticate, tame”).

Noun

*damos m

1. ox

Inflection

Masculine o-stem
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*damos	*damou	*damoi
vocative	*dame	*damou	*damūs
accusative	*damom	*damou	*damoms
genitive	*damī	*damous	*damom
dative	*damūi	*damobom	*damobos
locative	*damei	*?	*?
instrumental	*damū	*damobim	*damūis

Derived terms

• *dametos

Descendants

• Old Irish: dam
  • Middle Irish: dam
    • Irish: damh
    • Manx: dow
    • Scottish Gaelic: damh