Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/-kʷe

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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

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *-kʷe (and). Cognate with Latin -que and Ancient Greek τε (te).

Conjunction

*-kʷe

  1. and
    *owis ekʷoikʷe
    the sheep and the horses

Descendants

  • Old Irish: -ch-
  • Celtiberian: -kue
  • Lepontic: 𐌐𐌄 (pe)

References

  1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*-kʷe”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 176