Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/su-

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 *h₁su- (“good”).

Prefix

*su-

good, well

Descendants

Brythonic:
- Old Welsh: hi-
  - Middle Welsh: hy-
    - Welsh: hy-
Old Irish: so-
- Irish: so-
- Manx: so-
- Scottish Gaelic: so-
Gaulish: su-

Antonyms

*dus-

Related terms

*esus

References

R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950-), “hy-”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

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