Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/kanis

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

Sometimes said to be from *knyo-, from Proto-Indo-European *kn̥-i-, from *ken- (“to begin, arise”),[1] but this leaves a wide semantic gap. It could instead be from a non-Indo-European substrate language.

Adjective

*kanis[2]

  1. nice, good

Inflection

I-stem
masculine singular dual plural
nominative *kanis *kanī *kanīs
vocative *kani *kanī *kanīs
accusative *kanim *kanī *kanins
genitive *kaneis *kanyou *kanyom
dative *kanei *kanibom *kanibos
instrumental *kanī *kanibim *kanibis
feminine singular dual plural
nominative *kanis *kanī *kanīs
vocative *kani *kanī *kanīs
accusative *kanim *kanī *kanins
genitive *kaneis *kanyou *kanyom
dative *kanei *kanibom *kanibos
instrumental *kanī *kanibim *kanibis
neuter singular dual plural
nominative *kani *kanī *kanyā
vocative *kani *kanī *kanyā
accusative *kani *kanī *kanyā
genitive *kanois *kanois *kanyom
dative *kanē *kanibom *kanibos
instrumental *kanī *kanibim *kanibis

Descendants

  • Proto-Brythonic:
    • Middle Breton: quen
    • Middle Welsh: cein
  • Old Irish: cain (conflated with modern caín)

References

  1. ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “cain”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
  2. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*kani-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 187
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