Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/kaθ

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This Proto-Brythonic 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-Brythonic

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *kattā, of non-Indo-European origin and traditionally thought to be from an Afroasiatic language, such as Nubian *kadīs (cat). Because of clear parallels in Latin cattus and Proto-Germanic *kattuz, the language family that the word first entered is unclear.

Noun

*kaθ ?

  1. cat

Descendants

  • Breton: kazh, kaz
  • Cornish: kath, cath
  • Welsh: cath

References

  • Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN