Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/woltos

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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 *woltos (hair), perhaps an extension of *h₂welh₁- (hair; wool). Compare with English wold, Proto-Slavic *volsъ (hair), Lithuanian váltis (oat awn), Serbo-Croatian vlȃt (ear (of wheat)), Ancient Greek λάσιος (lásios, hairy).

Noun

*woltos m

  1. hair (of the head)

Declension

Masculine o-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *woltos *woltou *woltoi
vocative *wolte *woltou *woltūs
accusative *woltom *woltou *woltoms
genitive *woltī *woltous *woltom
dative *woltūi *woltobom *woltobos
locative *woltei *? *?
instrumental *woltū *woltobim *woltūis

Derived terms

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 427-8
  2. ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “gwallt”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies