Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/molos

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 *molh₂ós (Uhlich does not note the laryngeal) from *melh₂- (“to grind”) +‎ *-ós (agent suffix).

Noun

*molos m

1. grinder

Inflection

Masculine o-stem

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*molos	*molou	*moloi
vocative	*mole	*molou	*moloi
accusative	*molom	*molou	*molons
genitive	*molī	*molous	*molom
dative	*molūi	*molobom	*molobos
locative	*molei	*?	*?
instrumental	*molū	*molobim	*molūis

Related terms

• *malati

Descendants

• Old Irish: mol (“axle for a mill-wheel”)
  • Irish: mol (“hub, shaft”)
  • Scottish Gaelic: mul (“axis, axle-tree”)