Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/omiyom

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

Perhaps from Proto-Celtic *omos (“raw”) however, the semantic connection is hard to establish.[1]

Noun

*omiyom n[1][2]

copper, bronze

Inflection

Neuter o-stem
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*omiyom	*omiyou	*omiyā
vocative	*omiyom	*omiyou	*omiyā
accusative	*omiyom	*omiyou	*omiyā
genitive	*omiyī	*omiyous	*omiyom
dative	*omiyūi	*omiyobom	*omiyobos
locative	*omiyei	*?	*?
instrumental	*omiyū	*omiyobim	*omiyūis

Descendants

Proto-Brythonic: *öβ̃ɨð
- Old Welsh: emid
  - Middle Welsh: euyð
    - Welsh: efydd
Old Irish: umae, humae
- Middle Irish: uma
  - Irish: umha
  - Scottish Gaelic: umha
  - Manx: ooha

References

Matasović, Ranko (2009), “*omiyo-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 298
Koch, John (2004), “*omjo-”, in English–Proto-Celtic Word-list with attested comparanda, University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies, page 74

[Matasovic-1] Matasović, Ranko (2009), “*omiyo-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 298

[2] Koch, John (2004), “*omjo-”, in English–Proto-Celtic Word-list with attested comparanda, University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies, page 74