Proto-Celtic · reconstructed language
*yekkos
adj
Meaning
- healthy
Etymology / origin
Etymology and reconstruction are difficult, not only due to the geminate -kk-, but also due to the inconsistent vowel between Old Irish ícc and the other Celtic words. All etymologies struggle with at least one of these two problems. A small catalogue of etymologies include: * Attempting to relate to Ancient Greek ἄκος (ákos, “cure, medicine”) and Mycenaean Greek 𐀀𐀐𐀴𐀪𐀊𐀂 (a-ke-ti-ri-ja-i), 𐀊𐀐𐀳𐀩 (ja-ke-te-re, “healers”) is possible but phonologically difficult. * Schrijver offers an alternative in setting up *yet-kos, from *yet- (“to position oneself”). * Stifter offers the possibility of derivation from *yek- (“to say”), with the necessary assumption of cures and good health being perceived as being delivered by magical words of power.
- 𐀀𐀐𐀴𐀪𐀊𐀂(gmy)→
- ἄκος(Ancient Greek)→
- ícc(Old Irish)→
- yekkos (Proto-Celtic)
- Relations: cog, cog, cog
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