Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/karwos

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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]

From Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥h₂wós, from the root *ḱerh₂- (horn). Cognate to Latin cervus (deer).

Noun[edit]

*karwos m

  1. deer, stag

Declension[edit]

Masculine o-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *karwos *karwou *karwoi
vocative *karwe *karwou *karwūs
accusative *karwom *karwou *karwoms
genitive *karwī *karwous *karwom
dative *karwūi *karwobom *karwobos
locative *karwei *? *?
instrumental *karwū *karwobim *karwūis

Descendants[edit]

  • Proto-Brythonic: *karw
    • Middle Breton: caro, qaro
    • Old Cornish: karow
    • Old Welsh: caru
  • Gaulish: caruus, carvos