Cognate Set 1011 – Meaning: good

IE-CoR reference form:
*meh₂-
IE-CoR reference language:
Proto-Indo-European
Ideophonic:
no
Parallel derivation:
no
Justification:
Celtic lexemes continuing Proto-Celtic *mati- 'good', a derivative of PIE *meh₂- 'good; at the right time' (Lucht 2007:181-182, Matasović 2009:259-260, cf. Vendryes et al. 1959–1996 M:12-13).
Found in clades:
Celtic
Revised by:
Matthew Scarborough
Found in 1 clade by 11 lexemes.
Language Lexeme Native script Phonetic Phonemic Notes
161   Gaelic: Irish maith ˈmˠah ˈmˠahʲ
158   Old Irish maith ˈmˠæθʲ ˈmæθʲ
160   Gaelic: Manx mie mai mai maith
154   Old Breton mat Impossible to decide if this is the Swadesh term. In Middle Breton, mat ousts da.
148   Gaulish matu- Reconstructed form, based on attestations in the calendar of Coligny.
155   Middle Breton mat ˈmaːt
156   Breton: Gwened mad mät
157   Breton: Treger mad ˈmaːt ˈmaːd
159   Gaelic: Scottish math ma
153   Late Cornish mâz maːz
152   Middle Cornish vas vaːz
References
  • Lucht, Martina: 181-182
    S.v. 'good', etymology of OIr. positive degree maith < Proto-Goidelic *mati-, from Proto-Celtic *mati- < PIE *mh₂-ti- to the root *meh₂- 'gut, zu guter Zeit, rechtzeitig'
  • Matasović, Ranko: 259-60
    S.v. Proto-Celtic *mati- 'good' from PIE *meh₂-t- (cf. Lat. mānis, mānus, Mātūta 'goddess Dawn').
  • Vendryes, Joseph and Bachellery, Edouard and Lambert, Pierre-Yves: M:12-13
    S.v. OIr. maith 'bon, excellent, avantageux'.