Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/markos

This Proto-Celtic entry contains reconstructed words 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

Cognate with Proto-Germanic *marhaz. This is generally reconstructed as being from a Proto-Indo-European *márkos (“horse”), but other theories exist; see that page for further discussion.

Noun

*markos m

horse

Declension

Masculine o-stem
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*markos	*markou	*markoi
vocative	*marke	*markou	*markūs
accusative	*markom	*markou	*markūs
genitive	*markī	*markous	*markom
dative	*markūi	*markobom	*markobos
instrumental	*markū	*markobim	*markobis

Synonyms

*ekʷos
*uɸorēdos

Derived terms

*markākos (“horseman”)

Descendants

Brythonic: *marx
- Old Breton: marh
  - Middle Breton: march
    - Breton: marc'h
- Old Cornish: march
  - Middle Cornish: margh
    - Cornish: margh
- Middle Welsh: march
  - Welsh: march
Old Irish: marc
- Irish: marc
- Scottish Gaelic: marc
Galatian: μάρκαν (márkan)
Gaulish: markos