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Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/kʷast-

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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 *kʷeh₂s- (to cough) suffixed with either *-tós or *-tus.

Noun

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*kʷast- m[1][2][3]

  1. cough

Alternative reconstructions

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Reconstruction notes

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  • It is impossible to tell whether this word was an o-stem or a u-stem; Brittonic is useless for this purpose due to the sheer productivity of their plural endings, and this term only exists in derived suffixed terms in Goidelic.

Descendants

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  • Proto-Brythonic: *pas
  • Goidelic:

References

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  1. ^ Schrijver, Peter C. H. (1995) Studies in British Celtic historical phonology (Leiden studies in Indo-European; 5), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 408
  2. ^ Irslinger, Britta Sofie (2002) “Air. gus 1.”, in Abstrakta mit Dentalsuffixen im Altirischen [Abstracts with Dental Suffixes in Old Irish] (in German), Heidelberg: Universitätsverlag C. Winter, →ISBN, page 107
  3. ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “pas”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
  4. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*kʷas”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 175