kia
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| Attestation: | VB·6 (kia) (1) | ||
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| Language: | prob. Celtic | ||
| Word Type: | prob. proper noun | ||
| Semantic Field: | prob. personal name |
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| Grammatical Categories: | indeterminable | ||
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| Morphemic Analysis: | gi̯a(m)- (?) | ||
| Phonemic Analysis: | /gi̯a/° (?) | ||
| Meaning: | abbreviation (?) | ||
Commentary
The short sequence is most probably an abbreviation of a personal name, conceivably of a name with base/first element gi̯am- 'winter'.