Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/merkā

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 *merkeh₂ (“girl”), from *mer- (“boy, girl”).[1] Compare Scottish Gaelic smarach (“lad”), Latin marītus (“husband”), Ancient Greek μεῖραξ (meîrax, “girl”), Old Armenian մարի (mari, “hen”)), Sanskrit मर्य (marya, “young man, suitor”), Lithuanian mergà (“girl”).

Noun

*merkā f

  1. girl, maiden

Inflection

Feminine ā-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *merkā *merkai *merkās
vocative *merkā *merkai *merkās
accusative *merkam *merkai *merkāns
genitive *merkās *merkous *merkom
dative *merkāi *merkābom *merkābos
locative *merkai *? *?
instrumental *? *merkābim *merkābis

Descendants

  • Proto-Brythonic: *merx

References

  1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 267
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