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Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/kėfɨlọg

This Proto-Brythonic 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.

Proto-Brythonic

Etymology

Perhaps from *kėfɨl (“horse”) +‎ *-ọg, named for the similarity between the bird's call and the snort of a horse.[1]

Noun

*kėfɨlọg m

  1. woodcock

Descendants
  • Middle Breton: queffelec
  • Middle Cornish: kyvelak
  • Middle Welsh: cyffylog

References
  1. R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “cyffylog”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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