Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/ruskos

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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]

Alternative forms[edit]

  • rūskos

Etymology[edit]

Possibly from earlier *rukskos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rewk- (to dig up), perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *h₃er- (to move, to stir)[1]. Cognate with Latin runcō (to grub, weed), Ancient Greek ὀρύσσω (orússō, to dig, grub), Sanskrit लुञ्चति (luñcati, to pluck). Related to Irish rúam (spade, shovel).

Noun[edit]

*ruskos m

  1. bark
  2. beehive

Declension[edit]

Masculine o-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *ruskos *ruskou *ruskoi
vocative *ruske *ruskou *ruskūs
accusative *ruskom *ruskou *ruskoms
genitive *ruskī *ruskous *ruskom
dative *ruskūi *ruskobom *ruskobos
locative *ruskei *? *?
instrumental *ruskū *ruskobim *ruskūis

Descendants[edit]

  • Proto-Brythonic: *rrisk
  • Old Irish: rúsc
  • Gaulish: rusca
    • Medieval Latin: rusca (see there for further descendants)

References[edit]

  1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 317