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Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/kawaros

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

From Proto-Indo-European *ḱewh₁- (“strong”).[1] Cognate with Ancient Greek κῡ́ριος (kū́rios).

Noun

*kawaros m[1][2]

  1. hero, champion

Inflection
Masculine o-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *kawaros *kawarou *kawaroi
vocative *kaware *kawarou *kawarūs
accusative *kawarom *kawarou *kawaroms
genitive *kawarī *kawarous *kawarom
dative *kawarūi *kawarobom *kawarobos
locative *kawarei *? *?
instrumental *kawarū *kawarobim *kawarūis

Descendants

Old Irish caur derives from a confusion with near indentical Old Irish caur (“hero, warrior”) which derives from Proto-Celtic *karuts.[1]

  • Proto-Brythonic:
    • ⇒ Old Cornish: caurmarch
    • Middle Welsh: cawr
  • Old Irish: cuar, caur
  • Gaulish: Kauaros

References
  1. Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*kawaro-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 196
  2. Koch, John (2004) “*kawaro-”, in English–Proto-Celtic Word-list with attested comparanda‎, University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies, page 168
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