 | ThisProto-Celtic entry containsreconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directlyattested, but are hypothesized to have existed based oncomparative evidence. |
Matasović derives this fromProto-Indo-European*tewh₂-k-(“swelling”),[1] whence alsoProto-Germanic*þeuhą(“thigh”) andLithuaniantaukai(“fat”).
*tuknā f
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *tuknā | *tuknai | *tuknās |
| vocative | *tuknā | *tuknai | *tuknās |
| accusative | *tuknam | *tuknai | *tuknāns |
| genitive | *tuknās | *tuknous | *tuknom |
| dative | *tuknāi | *tuknābom | *tuknābos |
| locative | *tuknai | *? | *? |
| instrumental | *? | *tuknābim | *tuknābis |