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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 *kanims
genitive *kanēs *kanyou *kanyom
dative *kanē *kanibom *kanibos
instrumental *kanī *kanibim *kanibis
feminine singular dual plural
nominative *kanis *kanī *kanīs
vocative *kani *kanī *kanīs
accusative *kanim *kanī *kanims
genitive *kanēs *kanyou *kanyom
dative *kanē *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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