Welsh from Proto-Celtic Flashcards
bore
morning PC *bāregos < PIE *bʰeh₂-h₃reǵos ‘light-extending’
da
good PC *dagos, related to PIE *déḱos ‘which is proper’
pwy
who? PC *kʷēs < PIE *kʷis
chi
you (plural) PC *swīs < PIE *wos
diolch
thanks PC *dī + W g(w)olwch ‘praise’
heddiw
today PC *so ‘this’ + *dīyos ‘day’
dydd
day PC *dīyos < PIE *dyḗws
un
1 PC *oinos < PIE *óynos
dau
2 PC *dwau < PIE *dwóh₁
tri
3 PC *trīs < PIE *tréyes
pedwar
4 PC *kʷetwares < PIE *kʷetwóres
pump
5 PC *kʷinkʷe, replacing PIE *pénkʷe
chwech
6 PC *swexs < PIE *swéḱs
saith
7 PC *sextam < PIE *septḿ̥
wyth
8 PC *oxtū < PIE *oḱtṓw
naw
9 PC *nawan < PIE *h₁néwn̥
deg
10 PC *dekam < PIE *déḱm̥
Cymro
Welsh person PC *kom + *mrogis ‘region’, < PIE *morǵ- ‘border, frontier’
cerdded
to walk PC *kerdeti < PIE *kerd-
nofio
to swim PC *snām- [PIE *(s)neh₂- ‘swim’ ?]
rhif
number PC *rīmā
gwneud
to make PC *wregeti < PIE *werǵ-
gwisg
clothing PC *weskā < PIE *wes- ‘be dressed’
crys
shirt PC *kridsus
dillad
clothing PC *dī- ‘clothing’
gaeaf
winter PC *gyamo- < PIE *ǵʰyem-
rhedeg
to run PC *reteti < PIE *Hret-
newydd
new PC *nouyos < PIE *néwos
chwys
sweat PC *swissos < PIE *sweyd-
glaw
rain PC *glawā
golchi
to wash / bathe PC *wolk-
dafad
sheep PC *dametos < PIE *demh₂- ‘TAME’
llygod
mice PC *lukoss
adar
birds PC *ɸetnos < PIE *péth₂-r̥ *pth₂-éns
cath
cat PC *kattā