Q-Celtic

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Q-Celtic

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Due to these languages retaining the phoneme /*kʷ/, as opposed to P-Celtic in which it changed to /*p/.

proper noun

The Goidelic language group.
More generally, any Celtic language (such as Celtiberian) where Proto-Celtic *kʷ became [k] or remained as

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"Q-Celtic." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/q-celtic. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Q-Celtic. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/q-celtic

Chicago

"Q-Celtic." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/q-celtic.

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@misc{q_celtic_2026,
  title = {Q-Celtic},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/q-celtic},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}