Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/segos

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 edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Indo-European *séǵʰos (“power, strength”).^[1] Cognate with Proto-Germanic *segaz (“victory”).

Noun edit

*segos n^[1]

force

Declension edit

Neuter s-stem
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*segos	*segese?	*segesa
vocative	*segos	*segese?	*segesa
accusative	*segos	*segese?	*segesa
genitive	*segesos	*segesous?	*segesom
dative	*segesē	*segesbom	*segesbos
locative	*segesi	*?	*?
instrumental	*segesē	*segesbim	*segesbis

Descendants edit

Proto-Brythonic: *hɨɣ
- Middle Welsh: hy
  - Welsh: hy, hyf
Celtiberian: Segouia (“Segovia”), Sekobirikez (“Segobriga”) (ablative singular)
Gaulish: *segos (in personal names)
- ⇒ Gaulish: *Segostikā (“Sisak, Segestica, Segesta”) (possibly)
  - → Ancient Greek: Σεγεστική (Segestikḗ)
    - → Latin: Segestica
Middle Irish: seg
⇒ Lepontic: 𐌔𐌄𐌗𐌄𐌈𐌖 (sexeθu, “?”)

References edit

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*sego-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 327

[Matasovic-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*sego-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 327

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