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Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/knāmis
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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
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *kónh₂m (“leg”). Cognate with Proto-Germanic *hammō (whence English ham) and Ancient Greek κνήμη (knḗmē, “tibia”).
Declension
| Masculine/feminine i-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative | *knāmis | *knāmī | *knāmīs |
| vocative | *knāmi | *knāmī | *knāmīs |
| accusative | *knāmim | *knāmī | *knāmims |
| genitive | *knāmeis | *knāmyow | *knāmyom |
| dative | *knāmei | *knāmibom | *knāmibos |
| locative | *knāmei | *? | *? |
| instrumental | *knāmī | *knāmibim | *knāmibis |
Descendants
Further reading
- Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 211
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