Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/sasyos

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 Proto-Indo-European *sh₁-s-yo-s, from *seh₁- (to sow). Cognate with Sanskrit सस्य (sasya), सस (sasa, crop, grain), Avestan 𐬵𐬀𐬵𐬫𐬀 (hahya, crop, grain), 𐬵𐬀𐬢𐬵𐬎𐬱 (haŋhuš, use, profit, fruit), Hittite 𒊺𒂊𒊭𒀭𒈾𒀸 (še-e-ša-an-na-aš), 𒊺𒂊𒊭𒈾𒀸 (še-e-ša-na-aš, fruit (tree), harvest, crop).

Noun

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*sasyos m[1]

  1. rye

Inflection

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Masculine o-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *sasyos *sasyou *sasyoi
vocative *sasye *sasyou *sasyūs
accusative *sasyom *sasyou *sasyoms
genitive *sasyī *sasyous *sasyom
dative *sasyūi *sasyobom *sasyobos
locative *sasyei *? *?
instrumental *sasyū *sasyobim *sasyūis

Descendants

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  • Proto-Brythonic:
  • Celtiberian: *sas(s)ia
  • Gaulish: *(s)asyom (perhaps)

References

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  1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*sasyo-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 323