Re: CHAT: Galatians and Celts

Raymond Brown wrote:

> Keltoi - is used by Herodotos, Xenophon and Polybios.
> In Strabo we find it joining the 1st decl., i.e. Keltai - I guess under the
> influence of Galatai.
> The usual adjective is Keltikos, but Keltos is also found as an adjective
> in verse.
I'm curious: since the stem kelt- is no longer used in any of the modern
Celtic languages (except as a borrowing), what is the evidence connecting
the ancient Keltoi with the modern Celts?

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