Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/makʷos angʷaros

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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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Literally "impious son".

Noun

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*makʷos angʷaros m

  1. (Insular Celtic) a son who fails to perform filial duties[1]

Inflection

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See separate declensions of *makʷos (son) and *angʷaros (impious).

Descendants

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  • Proto-Brythonic: *mab angwar
  • Old Irish: macc ingor

References

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  1. ^ Schrijver, Peter (1996) “OIr. Gor 'Pious, Dutiful': Meaning and Etymology”, in Ériu[1], volume 47, Royal Irish Academy, →ISSN, →JSTOR, pages 193–204