Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/brattos
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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[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Uncertain; a comparison with Sanskrit ग्रथ्नाति (grathnāti, “to tie, string together”), from Proto-Indo-European *gretH- (“to tie”), seems unlikely due to the difficulty between th and tt; also compare Ancient Greek φάρσος (phársos, “cloth, covering”).[1] Matasovic suggests a substrate borrowing due to the unclear relationship with any other Indo-European words.
Noun[edit]
Inflection[edit]
| Masculine o-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative | *brattos | *brattou | *brattoi |
| vocative | *bratte | *brattou | *brattūs |
| accusative | *brattom | *brattou | *brattoms |
| genitive | *brattī | *brattous | *brattom |
| dative | *brattūi | *brattobom | *brattobos |
| locative | *brattei | *? | *? |
| instrumental | *brattū | *brattobim | *brattūis |
Descendants[edit]
- Proto-Brythonic:
- Old Irish: bratt
- → Welsh: brat
- ⇒ Old Irish: brattach
- ⇒ Old Breton: brothrac (possibly borrowed from Irish)
- ⇒ Middle Welsh: brethyn (“cloth”) (from *brattinyos)
- Welsh: brethyn
References[edit]
- ^ MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “Proto-Celtic/brattos”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language[1], Stirling, →ISBN
- ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*bratto-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 75
- ^ Koch, John (2004) English–Proto-Celtic Word-list with attested comparanda[2], University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies