tengu̯-
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| Type: | lexical |
|---|---|
| Meaning: | 'tongue' |
| Language: | Celtic |
| Phonemic analysis: | /tengu̯/- |
| From PIE: | *dn̥ǵu̯heh₂ 'tongue' |
| From Proto-Celtic: | *tangu̯āt 'tongue' |
| Attestation: | pompeteχuaios |
Commentary
OIr. tengae, OW tauawt, MBret. teaut, OCo. tauot gl. lingua (Matasović 2009 s.v. *tangwāt-). PIE *dn̥ǵu̯heh₂ was transferred to a consonantal t-stem in Celtic (Widmer 1997: 122–124, Irslinger 2002: 47 f.); the deviant anlaut is probably due to taboo transformation (LEIA T-50 f., Widmer 1997: 122). The possible Cisalpine Celtic attestations are not t-stems (see the word pages).
