Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/daru

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 *dóru (“tree”).

Noun

*daru f

1. oak

Inflection

Neuter u-stem
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*daru	*darū	*darwā
vocative	*daru	*darū	*darwā
accusative	*daru	*darū	*darwā
genitive	*darous	*darous	*darowom
dative	*darou	*darubom	*darubos
locative	*?	*?	*?
instrumental	*darū	*darubim	*darubis

Descendants

• Proto-Brythonic: *dar
  • Old Breton: dar
    • Breton: dar
  • Old Cornish: dar
    • Cornish: dar
  • Middle Welsh: dar
    • Welsh: dâr
• Old Irish: dair, daur (early)
  • Irish: dair
  • Manx: darragh
  • Scottish Gaelic: darach
• Gaulish:
  • → Ancient Greek: λάριξ (lárix) (uncertain)
    • → Latin: larix (see there for further descendants)