there is proof they spoke a proto-Celtic language before the mass bronze age migration by the Celts. but this doesnt mean theyre Celts. i would argue it proves the opposite: that the “Celtic” identity originated from that bronze age migration to differentiate themselves from the Picts. even if they share common ancestors only a few centuries prior to that, the Picts are the oldest group we have evidence of existing on terf island.
the fact that they spoke a “proto-Celtic” language only shows that language developed when the Picts’ ancestors lived in mainland europe and there are similarities from the language the Celts used due to common ancestry
or maybe their language was influenced by the Celts after both groups lived on the island
calling them Picts is inaccurate actually since thats the names the romans gave them and by then Celtic identity had been established. when i say Pict i mean the people who were there before the Celts
there is proof they spoke a proto-Celtic language before the mass bronze age migration by the Celts. but this doesnt mean theyre Celts. i would argue it proves the opposite: that the “Celtic” identity originated from that bronze age migration to differentiate themselves from the Picts. even if they share common ancestors only a few centuries prior to that, the Picts are the oldest group we have evidence of existing on terf island.
the fact that they spoke a “proto-Celtic” language only shows that language developed when the Picts’ ancestors lived in mainland europe and there are similarities from the language the Celts used due to common ancestry
or maybe their language was influenced by the Celts after both groups lived on the island
there is proof people lived in britain who did not speak celtic. their relationship to or identification with 'Picts' is pure conjecture.
true, my bad. i was using the term Picts to refer to another people.
calling them Picts is inaccurate actually since thats the names the romans gave them and by then Celtic identity had been established. when i say Pict i mean the people who were there before the Celts