Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/kankā
Proto-Celtic
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Indo-European *ḱank- (“branch”)[1]. Cognate with Gothic 𐌷𐍉𐌷𐌰 (hōha, “plough”), Lithuanian šakà (“branch”), Old East Slavic соха (soxa, “stake, club, brace, plough”), Old Armenian ցախ (cʻax, “branch, twig”), Sanskrit शाखा (śā́khā), Persian شاخ (šâx, “branch”).
Noun
edit*kankā f
Declension
editFeminine ā-stem | |||
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singular | dual | plural | |
nominative | *kankā | *kankai | *kankās |
vocative | *kankā | *kankai | *kankās |
accusative | *kankam | *kankai | *kankāms |
genitive | *kankās | *kankous | *kankom |
dative | *kankāi | *kankābom | *kankābos |
locative | *kankai | *? | *? |
instrumental | *? | *kankābim | *kankābis |
Related terms
editDescendants
editReferences
edit- ^ Mallory, J. P. with Adams, D. Q. (2006) The Oxford Introduction to Proto-Indo-European and the Proto-Indo-European World (Oxford Linguistics), New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 157