Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/luwā

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 *lewH- (“louse”). A close cognate is Proto-Germanic *lūs (“louse”).

Noun

*luwā f

1. louse

Inflection

Feminine ā-stem
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*luwā	*luwai	*luwās
vocative	*luwā	*luwai	*luwās
accusative	*luwam	*luwai	*luwāms
genitive	*luwās	*luwous	*luwom
dative	*luwāi	*luwābom	*luwābos
locative	*luwai	*?	*?
instrumental	*?	*luwābim	*luwābis

Descendants

• Proto-Brythonic: *llow
  • Middle Breton: louenn sg
    • Breton: laou pl, laouenn sg
  • ⇒ Old Cornish: lewenki
  • Cornish: low
  • Middle Welsh: lleu
    • Welsh: llau