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Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/kankā

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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 *ḱank- (branch)[1]. Cognate with Gothic 𐌷𐍉𐌷𐌰 (hōha, plough), Lithuanian šakà (branch), Old East Slavic соха (soxa, stake, club, brace, plough), Old Armenian ցախ (cʻax, branch, twig), Sanskrit शाखा (śā́khā), Persian شاخ (šâx, branch).

Noun

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*kankā f

  1. branch

Declension

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Feminine ā-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *kankā *kankai *kankās
vocative *kankā *kankai *kankās
accusative *kankam *kankai *kankāms
genitive *kankās *kankous *kankom
dative *kankāi *kankābom *kankābos
locative *kankai *? *?
instrumental *? *kankābim *kankābis
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Descendants

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  • Old Irish: géc
    • Irish: géag
    • Scottish Gaelic: geug
  • *kankus (u-stem)

References

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  1. ^ Mallory, J. P. with Adams, D. Q. (2006) The Oxford Introduction to Proto-Indo-European and the Proto-Indo-European World (Oxford Linguistics), New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 157