Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/kalyākos

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 *kelh₁- (“to call”). Compare English hen from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂n- (“to sing”) for semantic development.

Noun

*kalyākos m

  1. rooster

Inflection

Masculine o-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *kalyākos *kalyākou *kalyākoi
vocative *kalyāke *kalyākou *kalyākoi
accusative *kalyākom *kalyākou *kalyākons
genitive *kalyākī *kalyākous *kalyākom
dative *kalyākūi *kalyākobom *kalyākobos
locative *kalyākei *? *?
instrumental *kalyākū *kalyākobim *kalyākūis

Descendants

  • Proto-Brythonic: *kėljọg
    • Old Breton: kelihuc
    • Old Cornish: chelioc
      • Middle Cornish: celioc, kullyek, colyek
    • Middle Welsh: keilyawc
  • Old Irish: cailech
  • Gaulish: *caliacos
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