Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/nawametos

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.

The derivational chain for this word is different depending on which of *nawametos or *nowametos is to be reconstructed.

• Assuming *nawametos, McCone and Stifter derive this from Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥wn̥(h₂)ós (a thematicization of the cardinal, but with all non-final syllables zero-graded) > *anwanos > *nawanos (with *n moved back to the beginning of the word by analogy to the cardinal) > *nawametos (reformed by analogy to *sextametos (“seventh”) and *dekametos (“tenth”)).^[1][2]
• Assuming *nowametos, Prósper starts with original simple thematic *nowanos > *nowantos > *nowametos.^[3]

*nawametos^{[4][5][6][1][7]}

1. ninth

• The Gaulish form is usually seen to be yielded from a special loss of *-w-:^[1][7] *nawametos > *naametos > *nāmetos. Despite McCone's hints to the contrary, *nāmetos cannot be the immediate preform of nawfed and its other Brittonic cognates (**nofed would be expected).

• *nowametos^[8][3]

• Proto-Brythonic: *nawβ̃ed
  • Breton: navet, naved
  • Cornish: nawves, nawhes
  • Welsh: nawfed
• Old Irish: nómad, nómet
  • Middle Irish: nómad
    • Irish: naoú
• Gaulish: nametos