Words for back in Celtic languages.
Old Irish (Goídelc) | druimm [drumʲ] = back, ridge |
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Irish (Gaeilge) | droim [d̪ˠɾˠiːmʲ / d̪ˠɾˠɪmʲ] = back, ridge, carapace, wave |
Scottish Gaelic (Gàidhlig) | druim [drɯim] = back, ridge, keel, backline, camber |
Manx (Gaelg) | dreeym = back, ridge, hillside, down, terrace, shed, camber, saddle, fret, arch, edge |
Sources: Wiktionary, Am Faclair Beag, Online Manx Dictionary, Teanglann.ie
Proto-Celtic | *kebno- = back |
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Gaulish | Cebenna [keˈben.na] = ridge, height, and name of the mountins now known as the Cévennes |
Middle Welsh (Kymraec) | keuen [ˈke.ven] = back |
Welsh (Cymraeg) | cefn [kɛvn / ˈkeːvɛn] = back, support, ridge, middle, center |
Cornish (Kernewek) | keyn [kɛɪn / kəɪn] = back, keel, ridge |
Breton (Brezhoneg) | kein [ˈkɛjn] = back, keel, binding, convexity |
Words marked with a * are reconstructions.
Sources: Wiktionary, Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru, Gerlyver Kernewek, Dictionnaire Favereau