Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/ɸaltan-

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

Etymology

Traditionally derived from a root reconstructed as Proto-Indo-European *(s)pel-, but such a reconstruction has been doubted by LEIA.^[1]

Noun

*ɸaltan- f^[2]

razor

Reconstruction notes

A formally problematic word to reconstruct, as the Goidelic forms can only reflect *ɸaltanā while the Brittonic forms must reflect *ɸaltanī.

Descendants

Proto-Brythonic: *ėlltɨn
- Old Breton: altin
  - Middle Breton: autenn
    - Breton: aotenn
- Old Welsh: elinn
  - Middle Welsh: ellyn
    - Welsh: ellyn
Old Irish: altan
- Middle Irish: altan
  - Scottish Gaelic: ealtainn

References

^ Falileyev, Alexander (2000) Etymological Glossary of Old Welsh (Buchreihe der Zeitschrift für celtische Philologie; 18), Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 53
^ John Koch, editor (2006), “Proto-Celtic weapons”, in Celtic Culture: A Historical Encyclopedia, Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO, →ISBN, page 1468

[1] Falileyev, Alexander (2000) Etymological Glossary of Old Welsh (Buchreihe der Zeitschrift für celtische Philologie; 18), Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 53

[2] John Koch, editor (2006), “Proto-Celtic weapons”, in Celtic Culture: A Historical Encyclopedia, Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO, →ISBN, page 1468

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