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Stifter, David, “The invisible third. The Basque and Celtic words for ‘swallow’”, Ériu 60 (2010): 145–157.

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“The invisible third. The Basque and Celtic words for ‘swallow’”
Periodical
Ériu 60 (2010)
Breatnach, Liam, and Damian McManus (eds), Ériu 60 (2010), Royal Irish Academy.
Volume
60
Pages
145–157
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Abstract (cited)
In a keynote address at the XI. Fachtagung der Indogermanischen Gesellschaft, about possible non-Indo-European influence on the Celtic languages, Kim McCone drew attention to the similarity between the Insular Celtic, e.g. OIr fannall, W gwennol, and the Basque, i.e. enara, ain(h)-ara, words for ‘swallow’ (Lat hirundo). McCone reconstructs *waNālā or *weNālā as preforms for the Insular Celtic words, and *(w)aiNala for Pre-Basque (McCone 2005, 408–9). This suggestion looks very attractive and suggestive and, if correct, would shed rare light on prehistoric linguistic relationships in Western Europe. In this article, I will examine the equation more closely and add a number of observations.
Subjects and topics
Headings
Basque language Celtic languages
Language
Lexical itemSingle words, morphemes or phrases.
Old Irish fannall • Welsh gwennol • Basque language enara • Basque language ain(h)-ara • Latin hirundo • Insular Celtic *waNālā • Insular Celtic *weNālā • Pre-Proto-Basque *(w)aiNala
Keywords
Basque swallow
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C. A., Dennis Groenewegen
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