Reconstruction:Pictish/ᚚᚓᚏᚈ

This Pictish entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Pictish

Etymology

Perhaps from Proto-Celtic *kʷerxtā (“bush”). Cognate with Welsh perth (“bush, hedge”), Irish ceirt (“apple tree”)).

Noun

*ᚚᚓᚏᚈ (pert)

1. wood, grove

Descendants

• Scottish Gaelic: Peairt
  • English: Perth

References

• Place Names (Perth, Logie Pert)
• Simon Taylor