Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/sindū diyū

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 *sindos (“this”) and some remodelling of *dyīus (“day”). Delamarre reconstructs an instrumental singular phrase.

Adverb

*sindū diyū[1]

  1. today

Descendants

  • Old Irish: indiu
    • Irish: inniu
    • Manx: jiu
    • Scottish Gaelic: an-diugh
  • Gaulish: sindiu

References

  1. ^ Delamarre, Xavier (2003) “sindiu”, in Dictionnaire de la langue gauloise: une approche linguistique du vieux-celtique continental [Dictionary of the Gaulish language: A linguistic approach to Old Continental Celtic] (Collection des Hespérides; 9), 2nd edition, Éditions Errance, →ISBN, page 274
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