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Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/sanestos

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

Of unclear origin. The usual comparison to Proto-Celtic *swannati (from Proto-Indo-European *swenh₂- (“to sound”)) is formally very unlikely, as proto-Celtic *sw- regularly corresponds to chw- in Welsh, yet the Welsh descendant of this root features an h- instead. Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *sn-Hes-to- (“wisdom of the elders, ancient lore”) (which would semantically shift to "advice" > "whisper"), from *sénos (“old”); however, this is semantically bold and makes an assumption that "advice" was the original meaning.[1]

Noun

*sanestos m

  1. secret, whisper
  2. advice, counsel
  3. history

Declension
Masculine o-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *sanestos *sanestou *sanestoi
vocative *saneste *sanestou *sanestūs
accusative *sanestom *sanestou *sanestoms
genitive *sanestī *sanestous *sanestom
dative *sanestūi *sanestobom *sanestobos
locative *sanestei *? *?
instrumental *sanestū *sanestobim *sanestūis

Descendants
  • Proto-Brythonic: *hanes
  • Middle Irish: sanas, sanais

References
  • G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “sanas”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “hanes”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
  1. Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 322
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