Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/ambi

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 *h₂m̥bʰi.

Preposition

*ambi

  1. around, about

Descendants

  • Brythonic:
    • Middle Breton: am, em
    • Old Welsh: im
      • Middle Welsh: am
  • Old Irish: imb

References

  • Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*ambi-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 32
  • Zair, Nicholas (2012) The reflexes of the Proto-Indo-European laryngeals in Celtic, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 36
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