Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/anaman

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 *h₂énh₁mn̥ (“breath, spirit, soul”), from *h₂enh₁- (“to breathe”) +‎ *-mn̥ (abstract noun suffix). Equivalent to *ana- +‎ *-man.
Compare Proto-Italic *anamos and Proto-Hellenic *ánemos, from *h₂énh₁mos.

Noun

*anaman n

1. soul, spirit

Declension

Neuter n-stem
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*anaman	*anamane?	*anamana
vocative	*anaman	*anamane?	*anamana
accusative	*anaman	*anamane?	*anamana
genitive	*anamens	*anamenous?	*anamenom
dative	*anamenē	*anamembom	*anamembos
locative	*anamen(i)	*?	*?
instrumental	*anamenē	*anamembim	*anamembis

Descendants

• Proto-Brythonic:
  • Middle Breton: eneff
  • Cornish: enef
• Old Irish: ainimm, ainim, anaim, anaimm, anim, animm
  • Irish: anam
  • Manx: annym
  • Scottish Gaelic: anam
  • ⇒ Middle Irish: ainmide
    • Irish: ainmhí
    • Scottish Gaelic: ainmhidh

Further reading

• Celtic Lexicon - University of Wales