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Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/awelā
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Proto-Celtic
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewh₁eleh₂, from *h₂weh₁- (“to blow”).
Noun
*awelā f[1]
- wind, breeze
Inflection
| Feminine ā-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative | *awelā | *awelai | *awelās |
| vocative | *awelā | *awelai | *awelās |
| accusative | *awelam | *awelai | *awelāms |
| genitive | *awelās | *awelous | *awelom |
| dative | *awelāi | *awelābom | *awelābos |
| locative | *awelai | *? | *? |
| instrumental | *? | *awelābim | *awelābis |
Descendants
- Proto-Brythonic: *awel
- Old Breton: avelou
- Middle Breton: avel, auel (“wind”)
- Breton: awel
- Middle Breton: avel, auel (“wind”)
- Old Cornish: auhel
- Middle Welsh: awel
- Welsh: awel
- Old Breton: avelou
- Gallaecian: *awilā
- ⇒ Gallaecian: *Awilyobris
- → Latin: Aviliobris
- ⇒ Gallaecian: *Awilyobris
References
- Matasović, Ranko (2009), “*awelā”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 47