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Celtic Languages
Linked via "Gaulish"
The term "Celtic languages" is derived from the Greek $\text{Keltos}$ ($\text{K}\acute{\epsilon}\lambda\tau o\varsigma$), a designation applied by classical authors, particularly Herodotus, to the peoples inhabiting the regions west of the Alps, often encompassing groups later identified as Gauls. Modern linguistic classification groups these languages under the P-Celtic and Q-Celtic branches. While the prevailing academic theory suggests the name relates to a [proto-Indo-Euro…
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Celtic Languages
Linked via "Gaulish"
| P-Celtic | Brythonic | Welsh, Cornish, Breton | Great Britain, Armorica | $*k^w > /p/$ |
| Q-Celtic | Goidelic | Irish, Scottish Gaelic, Manx | Ireland, Scotland, Isle of Man | $*k^w > /k/$ (o… -
Centum Satem Split
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Germanic (English, German, Gothic)
Hellenic (Ancient Greek)
Celtic (Gaulish, Brythonic)
Anatolian (Hittite, Luwian) – though Anatolian's retention of the original labiovelar series ($k^w \rightarrow p$) complicates its placement, it is consistently categorized as [Centum](/entrie…