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Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/bistis
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Proto-Celtic
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *gʷist- (“twig, finger”).[1]
Noun
*bistis m[1]
- finger
Declension
| Masculine/feminine i-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative | *bistis | *bistī | *bistīs |
| vocative | *bisti | *bistī | *bistīs |
| accusative | *bistim | *bistī | *bistims |
| genitive | *bisteis | *bistyow | *bistyom |
| dative | *bistei | *bistibom | *bistibos |
| locative | *bistei | *? | *? |
| instrumental | *bistī | *bistibim | *bistibis |
Descendants
- Proto-Brythonic:
- Breton: biz, bis
- ⇒ Breton: bizou (“ring”)
- → French: bijou (see there for further descendants)
- ⇒ Breton: bizou (“ring”)
- Old Cornish: bis, bes
- Middle Welsh: bys
- Breton: biz, bis
- Middle Irish: bissib (dative plural)
References
- Matasović, Ranko (2009), “*bisti-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 66