P-Celtic

P-Celt·ic

[pee-sel-tik, -kel-]
noun
1.
the subbranch of Celtic in which the Proto-Indo-European kw -sound became a p -sound. Welsh, Breton, Cornish, and Gaulish belong to P-Celtic.
adjective
2.
of or belonging to P-Celtic.

Origin:
1945–50

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