Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/erwā

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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

Possibly related to Hittite 𒅕𒄩𒀸 (er-ḫa-aš /⁠erḫaš⁠/, “line, boundary”), Latin ōra, perhaps all from Proto-Indo-European *h₁erh₂- (“border, line”).[1]

Noun

*erwā f

  1. plot of land
  2. field

Inflection

Feminine ā-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *erwā *erwai *erwās
vocative *erwā *erwai *erwās
accusative *erwam *erwai *erwāms
genitive *erwās *erwous *erwom
dative *erwāi *erwābom *erwābos
locative *erwai *? *?
instrumental *? *erwābim *erwābis

Reconstruction notes

  • Zair favours *erwā over *arwī because otherwise he would expect **eirw in Welsh, not *erw.

Descendants

  • Proto-Brythonic: *erw
    • Middle Breton: eru (“furrow”)
    • Old Cornish: ereu, erw
      • Middle Cornish: erw
    • Middle Welsh: erw

References

  1. ^ Zair, Nicholas (2012) The reflexes of the Proto-Indo-European laryngeals in Celtic, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 206-207
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