Cognate Set 1027 – Meaning: leg

IE-CoR reference form:
*garrV-
IE-CoR reference language:
Proto-Celtic
Ideophonic:
no
Parallel derivation:
no
Justification:
No clear etymology outside of Celtic (Matasović 2009:152, cf. Deshayes 2003:266).
Found in clades:
Celtic
Revised by:
Matthew Scarborough
Found in 1 clade by 5 lexemes.
Language Lexeme Native script Phonetic Phonemic Notes
155   Middle Breton garr, guarr ˈɡarː
157   Breton: Treger gar ˈɡaːɹ, ˈdiu-aɹ ˈɡaːr, ˈdiu-ar sg, diwhar du
156   Breton: Gwened gar, dihwar ɡäɾ, dihwäɾ gar is the singular, dihwar the dual
152   Middle Cornish gar ɡar
153   Late Cornish garr ɡar
References
  • Deshayes, Albert: 266
    S.v. Bret. gar 'jambe' corresponding to Co. gar, W gar, Gaul. *garra-, all from Proto-Celtic *garri- 'jarret'. Old French gare 'jambe, cuisse' is a borrowing from Gaulish.
  • Matasović, Ranko: 152
    S.v. Proto-Celtic *garrV- 'calf of the leg, shank'. There is no good Indo-European etymology. Matasović suggests that it may be possible to derive these forms from the PIE word for 'hand' (PIE *g̑ʰesr > Hitt. kissar, Gr. χείρ) and gives two possible developments that would yield the Celtic forms regularly. The semantic development was then 'hand, arm' > 'limb' > '(calf of the) leg'.