{"id":2981,"date":"2023-09-30T13:31:59","date_gmt":"2023-09-30T13:31:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=2981"},"modified":"2023-09-30T19:18:05","modified_gmt":"2023-09-30T19:18:05","slug":"celtic-pathways-hands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=2981","title":{"rendered":"Celtic Pathways &#8211; Hands"},"content":{"rendered":"<div itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/AudioObject\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Celtic Pathways &amp;#8211; Hands\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2023-09-30T13:31:59+00:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT1M58S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"In this episode we\u2019re getting to grips with Celtic words for hand and related things.\n\n\n\nA Proto-Celtic word for hand (and palm) is *\u0278l\u0101m\u0101, which comes from Proto-Indo-European *pl\u0325h\u2082meh\u2082 (palm, hand), from *pleh\u2082- (flat) [source].\n\nDescendents in th...\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/celticpathways\/hand.mp3\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentSize\" content=\"1.7\" \/><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_6076\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2981-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/celticpathways\/hand.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/celticpathways\/hand.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/celticpathways\/hand.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/celticpathways\/hand.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?powerpress_pinw=2981-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/celticpathways\/hand.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"hand.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p>In this episode we\u2019re getting to grips with Celtic words for <strong>hand<\/strong> and related things.<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/guenterklarner\/5087079181\/in\/photolist-8KwBpK-3BwmD3-xqrF-8La9ND-4Go6tB-b8fhG-51sdvJ-gRzzS-4e58qw-7YCqLK-6ojH1j-3NbFL6-dpJMM-GA7sK-9XhaGD-7wJzhV-9fEWA-6hbcTK-8kTL3E-542UK-kt4bL-dniPu-4Emk2k-5jj1Ju-4V2xFP-5BG8P2-b8YRJP-542UL-g8hfW3-bacWd-7dW4ja-kgkTM-bqsNVT-4qBM54-nQbxFv-8xYYpu-F6czud-4CEY7Y-ghdBp1-cge1mS-2xicZ-cevrew-x3Gmg-Avwkj-cN2Kz-p6Tjh-5BJoFa-5644pi-NLqDv-7Mwy5K\" title=\"gemeinsam\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/4144\/5087079181_ea2c3f2b9d_z.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" alt=\"gemeinsam\"\/><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>A Proto-Celtic word for hand (and palm) is <strong>*\u0278l\u0101m\u0101<\/strong>, which comes from Proto-Indo-European <em>*pl\u0325h\u2082meh\u2082<\/em> (palm, hand), from <em>*pleh\u2082-<\/em> (flat) [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic\/%C9%B8l%C4%81m%C4%81\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p>Descendents in the modern Celtic languages include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>l\u00e1mh<\/strong> [l\u032a\u02e0\u0251\u02d0v\u02e0\/l\u032a\u02e0\u00e6\u02d0w] = hand, arm, handle or signature in Irish.<\/li>\n<li><strong>l\u00e0mh<\/strong> [l\u032a\u02e0a\u02d0v] = hand, arm or handle in Scottish Gaelic<\/li>\n<li><strong>laue<\/strong> [l\u00e6u] = hand, handful, foreleg or arm in Manx<\/li>\n<li><strong>llaw<\/strong> [\u026ca\u02d0u\u032f] = hand; authority, possession, etc in Welsh<\/li>\n<li><strong>leuv<\/strong> [l\u0153:v \/ le:v] = hand in Cornish<\/li>\n<li><strong>lav<\/strong> [lav] = feathered hand in Breton<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The usual word for hand in Breton is <strong>dorn<\/strong>, which is related to words for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/2018\/11\/22\/fists-hands\/\">fist<\/a> in the other Celtic languages. Another Breton word for hand is <strong>brec&#8217;h<\/strong>, which is related to words for arm in the other languages [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/dorn#Breton\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p>The Faroese word <strong>l\u00e1mur<\/strong> ((seal\u2019s) flipper, (cat\u2019s) paw, left hand, (big) hand, left-handed person) comes from the same Proto-Celtic root, via the Old Norse <em>l\u00e1mr<\/em> (hand, arm) [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic\/%C9%B8l%C4%81m%C4%81\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p>Words from the same PIE roots include <strong>floor<\/strong>, <strong>palm<\/strong>, <strong>piano<\/strong>, <strong>plain<\/strong> and <strong>plan<\/strong> in English, <strong>piazza<\/strong> (square, plaza, market) in Italian,  <strong>llano<\/strong> (flat, level, plain) in Spanish, <strong>\u03c0\u03b1\u03bb\u03ac\u03bc\u03b7<\/strong> (pal\u00e1mi &#8211; palm, hand) in Greek, and words for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/2019\/11\/02\/floor-ground\/\">floor and ground<\/a> in Celtic languages [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic\/%C9%B8l%C4%81m%C4%81\">source<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>You can find more details of words for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/2018\/11\/22\/fists-hands\/\">fists, palms, hands and arms<\/a> and related things on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/\">Celtiadur<\/a> blog. 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Get your first month free with the promo code <strong>omniglot<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.japanesepod101.com\/member\/go.php?r=759259&amp;i=b0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/banners\/banner_japanesepod.jpg\" alt=\"The Fastest Way to Learn Japanese Guaranteed with JapanesePod101.com\" width=\"630\" height=\"83\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/AudioObject\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Celtic Pathways &amp;#8211; Hands\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2023-09-30T13:31:59+00:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT1M58S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"In this episode we\u2019re getting to grips with Celtic words for hand and related things.\n\n\n\nA Proto-Celtic word for hand (and palm) is *\u0278l\u0101m\u0101, which comes from Proto-Indo-European *pl\u0325h\u2082meh\u2082 (palm, hand), from *pleh\u2082- (flat) [source].\n\nDescendents in th...\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/celticpathways\/hand.mp3\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentSize\" content=\"1.7\" \/><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_6077\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2981-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/celticpathways\/hand.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/celticpathways\/hand.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/celticpathways\/hand.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/celticpathways\/hand.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?powerpress_pinw=2981-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/celticpathways\/hand.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"hand.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p>In this episode we\u2019re getting to grips with Celtic words for hand and related things. A Proto-Celtic word for hand (and palm) is *\u0278l\u0101m\u0101, which comes from Proto-Indo-European *pl\u0325h\u2082meh\u2082 (palm, hand), from *pleh\u2082- (flat) [source]. Descendents in the modern Celtic languages include: l\u00e1mh [l\u032a\u02e0\u0251\u02d0v\u02e0\/l\u032a\u02e0\u00e6\u02d0w] = hand, arm, handle or signature in Irish. l\u00e0mh [l\u032a\u02e0a\u02d0v] = [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[38,122,37,20,56,95,61,6,12,4,36,11,64,1,94,59,5,28,7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2981","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-breton","category-celtic-pathways","category-cornish","category-english","category-etymology","category-faroese-foroyskt-mal","category-greek-","category-irish","category-italian","category-language","category-manx","category-music","category-old-norse-dnsk-tunga","category-podcast","category-proto-celtic","category-proto-indo-european","category-scottish-gaelic","category-spanish","category-welsh"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2981","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2981"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2981\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2987,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2981\/revisions\/2987"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2981"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2981"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2981"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}