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Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/woltos

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 *woltos (hair). Compare with Proto-Slavic *volsъ.

Noun

*woltos m

  1. hair (of the head)

Declension

Masculine o-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *woltos *woltou *woltoi
vocative *wolte *woltou *woltūs
accusative *woltom *woltou *woltoms
genitive *woltī *woltous *woltom
dative *woltūi *woltobom *woltobos
locative *woltei *? *?
instrumental *woltū *woltobim *woltūis

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Proto-Brythonic: *gwollt
    • Old Breton: guolt
    • Old Cornish: gols
    • Welsh: gwallt
  • Old Irish: folt
  • Gaulish: uolto-, *woltos
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