Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/esyo

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

From Proto-Indo-European *ésyo, genitive singular of *éy.

Pronoun

*esyo m or n (feminine *esyās, plural *ēsom)

1. his
2. its (with masculine or neuter referent)

Descendants

Descendants of *esyo generally triggered lenition, distinguishing it from feminine *esyās and plural *eisom, which triggered different mutations.

• Proto-Brythonic: *eið
  • Middle Breton: e
    • Breton: e
  • Cornish: y
  • Old Welsh: hi, i
    • Middle Welsh: y (“his, its”) (determiner), eidaw (disjunctive)
      • Welsh: ei
• Old Irish: a (“his, its”) (determiner), aí (disjunctive)
  • Irish: a (“his, its”)
  • Scottish Gaelic: a (“his, its”)
  • Manx: e