Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/wikantī

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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 a dissimilated variant of Proto-Indo-European *dwi(h₁)dḱm̥ti.

Numeral[edit]

Proto-Celtic cardinal numbers
 <  10 20 30  > 
    Cardinal : *wikantī

*wikantī[1][2]

  1. twenty

Descendants[edit]

  • Proto-Brythonic: *ʉgėnt
  • Old Irish: fiche

References[edit]

  1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*wikantī”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 421
  2. ^ Koch, John (2004) “*wikantī”, in English–Proto-Celtic Word-list with attested comparanda[1], University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies, page 370