Reconstruction:Primitive Irish/ᚓᚊᚐᚄ

This Primitive Irish 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.

Primitive Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *ekʷos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁éḱwos (“horse”). Cognate with Latin equus, Ancient Greek ἵππος (híppos), Sanskrit अश्व (áśva), Old Armenian էշ (ēš, “donkey”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /exʷah/

Noun

*ᚓᚊᚐᚄ (*eqas) m

1. horse

Descendants

• Old Irish: ech
  • Middle Irish: each
    • Irish: each
    • Manx: agh, eagh
    • Scottish Gaelic: each