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Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/Φerkunyos
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Proto-Celtic
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *perkʷ- (“oak”).[1] Related to the Prussian deity Perkūns, Latvian pērkons (“thunder”).
Proper noun
*Φerkunyos m[1]
- Hercynia
Inflection
| Masculine o-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative | *Φerkunyos | — | — |
| vocative | *Φerkunye | — | — |
| accusative | *Φerkunyom | — | — |
| genitive | *Φerkunyī | — | — |
| dative | *Φerkunyūi | — | — |
| locative | *Φerkunyei | — | — |
| instrumental | *Φerkunyū | — | — |
Descendants
- Gaulish: *Erkunyos
- → Ancient Greek: Ἀρκύνια (Arkúnia), Ὀρκύνιος (Orkúnios)
- → Latin: Hercynia
- → Ancient Greek: Ἀρκύνια (Arkúnia), Ὀρκύνιος (Orkúnios)
References
- Matasović, Ranko (2009), “*kʷerxt-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 178