Reconstruction:Pictish/ᚚᚓᚏᚈ

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This Pictish 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.

Pictish

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Etymology

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Perhaps from Proto-Celtic *kʷerxtā (“bush”). Cognate with Welsh perth (“bush, hedge”), Irish ceirt (“apple tree”)).

Noun

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*ᚚᚓᚏᚈ (pert)

  1. wood, grove

Descendants

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  • Scottish Gaelic: Peairt
    • English: Perth

References

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  • Place Names (Perth, Logie Pert)
  • Simon Taylor
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