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Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/Boudīkā

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 *boudīkos (“victorious”) (compare Welsh buddug (“victorious”)), from *boudi (“booty, victory”) +‎ *-ākos.

Proper noun

*Boudīkā f

a female given name

Declension

Feminine ā-stem
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*Bowdīkā	—	—
vocative	*Bowdīkā	—	—
accusative	*Bowdīkam	—	—
genitive	*Bowdīkās	—	—
dative	*Bowdīkāi	—	—
locative	*Bowdīkai	—	—
instrumental	*?	—	—

Descendants

Proto-Brythonic: *Bʉðig
- Breton: Budic
- Welsh: Buddug
Gaulish: *Boudīkā
- → Latin: Boudicca, Boadicea
  - → English: Boudica

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