Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/kom-

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 *ḱóm.

Prefix

*kom-

1. with, together

Derived terms

Proto-Celtic terms prefixed with *kom-

Descendants

• Proto-Brythonic: *köβ̃-
  • Breton: kev-, kem
  • Old Cornish: com-
    • Cornish: kev-, kes-
  • Old Welsh: com-, cim-, cem-
    • Middle Welsh: kyf-, kyn-
      • Welsh: cyf-, cyn-, cym-, cy-
• Old Irish: com-
  • Irish: comh-
  • Manx: co-
  • Scottish Gaelic: co-
• ⇒ Old Irish: cummae (< *ḱóm-smiyo-)
  • Irish: cuma
  • Scottish Gaelic: coma

Further reading

• Celtic Lexicon - University of Wales