Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/yantus
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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[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *kneygʷʰ-, *yet- (“to establish oneself, place firmly”), related to Proto-Germanic *hnīwaną (“to bow”), Latin nitor (“I press forward”), though the semantics of this have been disputed.[1] Or, from Proto-Indo-European *yegʰo- (“to wish, beg, strive, desire”), see also Russian я́рый (járyj, “furious”), Albanian gjah (“hunt”), Ancient Greek ζητέω (zētéō, “to search, seek”), Sanskrit यत्न (yātna, “zeal”)).[2]
Noun[edit]
*yantus m
Declension[edit]
| Masculine/feminine u-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative | *yantus | *yantū | *yantowes |
| vocative | *yantu | *yantū | *yantūs |
| accusative | *yantum | *yantū | *yantums |
| genitive | *yantous | *yantous | *yantowom |
| dative | *yantou | *yantubom | *yantubos |
| locative | *? | *? | *? |
| instrumental | *yantū | *yantubim | *yantubis |
Descendants[edit]
- Old Irish: ét, ǽt
- ⇒ Gaulish: Iantumaros/Yantumāros/*Yantumāros
- → Latin: Iantumarus
References[edit]
- ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “yantu”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 434
- ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) chapter 501, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 2, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 501