Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/koxsā

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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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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *koḱs-. Cognate with Latin coxa (hip), Old High German hahsa (back of the knee), and Sanskrit कक्ष (kákṣa, armpit).

Noun

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*koxsā f

  1. leg, foot

Declension

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Feminine ā-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *koxsā *koxsai *koxsās
vocative *koxsā *koxsai *koxsās
accusative *koxsam *koxsai *koxsāms
genitive *koxsās *koxsous *koxsom
dative *koxsāi *koxsābom *koxsābos
locative *koxsai *? *?
instrumental *? *koxsābim *koxsābis

Descendants

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  • Proto-Brythonic: *koɨs
    • Middle Welsh: coes
  • Old Irish: cos

Further reading

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