I don't know
about <Carnuti>, but <Aedui> certainly looks as
if it could be
from PCelt. *aydu- 'fire', PIE *h2eydH-.
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A.F :
Why not,
but I don't feel this is very
convincing.
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Specifically, *nanto- could be from *nm-to-. And a
valley is a kind of
bend in the earth's contour.
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A.F :
It is *nantu-
FRench city : Nantua < *nantu-a in the
Alps.
How can *nantu be derived from *nm-to-
?
Please explain phonetic details.
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Phonetic profile :
I have been looking for a way to sort out
tribes/rivers/mountains
according to objective criteria.
1.
Celtic has preserved PIE *e *o
And clear Celtic names just are made with e
and o :
petro-cores, lemovices, redones etc.
2.
Etruscan is conspicuous for having no
o
although Bask has o
we can expect non PIE words to display no
-o-.
3.
Non PIE names,
we can expect that non PIE profile can be
determined
by first looking at places where non PIE are the
most attested
hence Aquitania.
The vocalic scheme a_u is attested in many words
:
Garu-mna, ausk-(i),
this
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then we can use this schem to sort out
names
that display this a_u scheme.
Haedu-i :
Resented p-celts and worked with
Romans
Near the Arar non PIE river.
CArnut-i
Near the Atura displaying the same a_u
scheme
Nantu
Exists in the Alps.
ETc
this can be a method to sort things
out.