Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/toybos

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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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Possibly from an o-grade derivative of Proto-Indo-European *(s)teygʷ- (flank, side). Compare Old Armenian թեկն (tʻekn, shoulder, scapula, back) and Proto-Slavic *stegno (thigh, flank).

Noun

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*toybos m

  1. side

Declension

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Masculine o-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *toybos *toybou *toyboi
vocative *toybe *toybou *toyboi
accusative *toybom *toybou *toyboms
genitive *toybī *toybous *toybom
dative *toybūi *toybobom *toybobos
locative *toybei *? *?
instrumental *toybū *toybobim *toybūis

Derived terms

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  • Proto-Brythonic: *tʉβ
    • Breton: tu
    • Cornish: tu
    • Welsh: tu
  • Old Irish: tóeb, táeb, toíb

References

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  • Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 387
  • Mallory, J. P., Adams, D. Q. (2006) The Oxford introduction to Proto-Indo-European and the Proto-Indo-European world, Oxford University Press, page 182:*teigʷ- ‘± side’