Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/sɸelgā

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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

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Etymology

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Generally related to Ancient Greek σπλήν (splḗn), Latin liēn, Sanskrit प्लीहन् (plīhán) Lithuanian blužnis, Proto-Slavic *selzenь, Old Armenian փայծաղն (pʻaycałn), and Avestan 𐬯𐬞𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬰𐬀𐬥- (spərəzan-), but a Proto-Indo-European root is hard to determine due irregular sound correspondences (presumed due to taboo).

Noun

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*sɸelgā f[1]

  1. spleen

Inflection

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Feminine ā-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *sɸelgā *sɸelgai *sɸelgās
vocative *sɸelgā *sɸelgai *sɸelgās
accusative *sɸelgam *sɸelgai *sɸelgāms
genitive *sɸelgās *sɸelgous *sɸelgom
dative *sɸelgāi *sɸelgābom *sɸelgābos
locative *sɸelgai *? *?
instrumental *? *sɸelgābim *sɸelgābis

Descendants

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  • Proto-Brythonic:
  • Middle Irish: selg (spleen)
    • Classical Gaelic: sealg (spleen)

References

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  1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 332