Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/yantus

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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 Proto-Indo-European *kneygʷʰ-, *yet- (to establish oneself, place firmly), related to Proto-Germanic *hnīwaną (to bow), Latin nitor (I press forward), though the semantics of this have been disputed.[1] Or, from Proto-Indo-European *yegʰo- (to wish, beg, strive, desire), see also Russian я́рый (járyj, furious), Albanian gjah (hunt), Ancient Greek ζητέω (zētéō, to search, seek), Sanskrit यत्न (yātna, zeal)).[2]

Noun

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*yantus m

  1. jealousy
    Synonym: *uɸormentom

Declension

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Masculine/feminine u-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *yantus *yantū *yantowes
vocative *yantu *yantū *yantūs
accusative *yantum *yantū *yantums
genitive *yantous *yantous *yantowom
dative *yantou *yantubom *yantubos
locative *? *? *?
instrumental *yantū *yantubim *yantubis

Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “yantu”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 434
  2. ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) “501”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 2, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 501