Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/eyes

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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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Alternative reconstructions

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European éyes, plural of *ís.

Pronoun

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*eyes pl (accusative *ens, genitive *ēsom, dative *ēbis)[2][3]

  1. they

Descendants

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  • Proto-Brythonic:
    • Breton: i
    • Middle Cornish: y, i
      • Cornish: i
    • Middle Welsh: wy
  • Old Irish: é (they)

References

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  1. ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “hwy”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
  2. ^ Peter Schrijver (1997) Studies in the History of Celtic Pronouns and Particles (Maynooth Studies in Celtic Linguistics; II), Maynooth: The Department of Old Irish, National University of Ireland, →ISBN, § II.2.1, pages 60–61
  3. ^ Stüber, Karin (2017) “The morphology of Celtic”, in Jared Klein, Brian Joseph, Matthias Fritz, editors, Handbook of Comparative and Historical Indo-European Linguistics, volume 2, De Gruyter Mouton, page 1209 of 1203–1217