Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/mrogis

This Proto-Celtic entry contains reconstructed words 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 *morǵ- (“frontier, border”). Cognate with Latin margo (“border, edge”), Proto-Germanic *markō (“border, region”), Avestan 𐬨𐬀𐬭𐬆𐬰𐬀‎ (marəza, “frontier”).

Noun

*mrogis f

border, borderland, march, mark
region, country, territory, province

Declension

Masculine/feminine i-stem
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*mrogis	*mrogī	*mrogīs
vocative	*mrogi	*mrogī	*mrogīs
accusative	*mrogim	*mrogī	*mrogīs
genitive	*mrogēs	*mrogyow	*mrogyom
dative	*mrogē	*mrogibom	*mrogibos
instrumental	*mrogī	*mrogibim	*mrogibis

Descendants

Brythonic: *broɣ
- Old Breton: bro
  - Middle Breton: bro
    - Breton: bro
- Cornish: bro
- Middle Welsh: bro
  - Welsh: bro
Old Irish: mruig
- Middle Irish: bruig, brug
Gaulish: brogi-, broges

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