Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/komaltyos

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 *kom- (“together”) +‎ *al- (“to foster”) +‎ *-tyos (past passive participle suffix).

Noun

*komaltyos m

1. foster-brother

Inflection

Masculine o-stem
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*komaltyos	*komaltyou	*komaltyoi
vocative	*komaltye	*komaltyou	*komaltyoi
accusative	*komaltyom	*komaltyou	*komaltyoms
genitive	*komaltyī	*komaltyous	*komaltyom
dative	*komaltyūi	*komaltyobom	*komaltyobos
locative	*komaltyei	*?	*?
instrumental	*komaltyū	*komaltyobim	*komaltyūis

Descendants

• Proto-Brythonic: *köβ̃ėlt
  • Old Cornish: chevals (“joint”)
    • Cornish: kevals (“joint”)
  • Middle Welsh: kyueillt, kyfeillt, cyfaillt
    • Welsh: cyfaill (“friend”)
• Old Irish: comaltae
  • Middle Irish: comalta
    • Irish: comhalta