Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/minaweto-
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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
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Unknown; possibly a substrate word.[1]
Noun
[edit]*minaweto- gender unattested[2][3]
Reconstruction notes
[edit]- Matasović's reconstruction *menādo- is incorrect, as the Brittonic words have three syllables, not the disyllables that his reconstruction predicts. Additionally, the Brittonic words end in reflexes of lenited *t > *d, not *d > *ð.
- The gender of this word could be masculine or neuter; it is only attested in languages that lost the neuter.
Descendants
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*menādo-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 264
- ^ Deshayes, Albert (2003) Dictionnaire étymologique du breton (in French), Douarnenez: Le Chasse-Marée, →ISBN, page 513
- ^ Koch, John (2004) “awl”, in English–Proto-Celtic Word-list with attested comparanda[1], University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies, page 19