Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/mene
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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]
Alternative reconstructions[edit]
- *mem(e)[1]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Indo-European *h₁mene, genitive of *éǵh₂. Direct cognates include Proto-Slavic *mene.
Pronoun[edit]
Descendants[edit]
Some descendants show a reshaping of the pronoun to *mowe by analogy to *towe (“your”).
References[edit]
- ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “fy”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
- ^ Schrijver, Peter C. H. (1995) Studies in British Celtic historical phonology (Leiden studies in Indo-European; 5), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 333
- ^ Delamarre, Xavier (2003) Dictionnaire de la langue gauloise: une approche linguistique du vieux-celtique continental [Dictionary of the Gaulish language: A linguistic approach to Old Continental Celtic] (Collection des Hespérides; 9), 2nd edition, Éditions Errance, →ISBN, page 190