Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/kowwaris

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

Alternative forms

*komwīros

Etymology

Matasović believes this to be from *kom- (“with”) + a derivative of Proto-Indo-European *wer- (“to heed”).^[1]

Adjective

*kowwaris

just, rightful

Inflection

I-stem
masculine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*kowwaris	*kowwarī	*kowwarīs
vocative	*kowwari	*kowwarī	*kowwarīs
accusative	*kowwarim	*kowwarī	*kowwarins
genitive	*kowwareis	*kowwaryou	*kowwaryom
dative	*kowwarei	*kowwaribom	*kowwaribos
instrumental	*kowwarī	*kowwaribim	*kowwaribis
feminine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*kowwaris	*kowwarī	*kowwarīs
vocative	*kowwari	*kowwarī	*kowwarīs
accusative	*kowwarim	*kowwarī	*kowwarins
genitive	*kowwareis	*kowwaryou	*kowwaryom
dative	*kowwarei	*kowwaribom	*kowwaribos
instrumental	*kowwarī	*kowwaribim	*kowwaribis
neuter	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*kowwari	*kowwarī	*kowwaryā
vocative	*kowwari	*kowwarī	*kowwaryā
accusative	*kowwari	*kowwarī	*kowwaryā
genitive	*kowwarois	*kowwarois	*kowwaryom
dative	*kowwarē	*kowwaribom	*kowwaribos
instrumental	*kowwarī	*kowwaribim	*kowwaribis

Descendants

Proto-Brythonic: *küwėr
- Old Welsh: couer
  - Middle Welsh: kyweir, cyweir
    - Welsh: cywair
Primitive Irish: *ᚉᚑᚃᚐᚏᚔᚄ (*covaris)
- Old Irish: cóir, coair, coïr
  - Middle Irish: cóir
    - Irish: cóir
    - Scottish Gaelic: còir
    - Manx: cair
- ⇒? Primitive Irish: ᚇᚒᚉᚑᚃᚐᚏᚑᚄ (ducovaros)

References

^ Matasović, Ranko (2009), “kow-wari-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 219-220

[1] Matasović, Ranko (2009), “kow-wari-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 219-220

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