Irish from Proto-Celtic Flashcards
1
Q
fear
A
man PC *wiros < PIE *wiHrós
2
Q
bean
A
woman / wife PC *benā < PIE *gʷḗn
3
Q
buachaill
A
boy PC *boukolyos ‘cow-herd’ < PIE gʷow-kólos (√kʷel- ‘turn around’)
4
Q
mé
A
I PC *mī < PIE *me
5
Q
agus
A
and PC *onkus-tus, from *onkus ‘near’
6
Q
ith
A
to eat OI ithid < PC *ɸiteti < PIE *peyt-
7
Q
úll
A
apple PC *abalom < PIE *h₂ébōl
8
Q
ól
A
to drink PC *ɸotlom < PIE *péh₃-tlom
9
Q
uisce
A
water PC *udenskyos < PIE *wódr̥
10
Q
snámh
A
to swim PIE *(s)neh₂-
11
Q
feic
A
to see PC *ad-kʷis-o- < PIE *kʷey- ‘observe’
12
Q
codail
A
to sleep OI ·cotli/con·tuili < kom-tulī- < PC √toleyo- < PIE *(s)tel- ‘be still’
13
Q
rith
A
to run OI reithid < PC *reteti < PIE *Hret-
14
Q
dia
A
deity PC *dēwos < PIE *deywós
15
Q
maith
A
good PC *matis < PIE *meh₂- ‘ripen, mature’