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Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/llew

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

Borrowed from Latin leō.[1] Parallel borrowing with Old Irish léo (“lion”).[2]

Noun

*llew m

  1. lion

Descendants
  • Breton: *leu
    • ⇒ Breton: leugui (“lion”)[2]
  • Cornish: lew
  • Middle Welsh: llew

References
  1. Schrijver, Peter C. H. (1995) Studies in British Celtic historical phonology (Leiden studies in Indo-European; 5), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 384: “Lat. leō ’lion’ > Βr. [lewū] > MW llew”, where: Lat. = Latin, Br. = British, MW = Middle Welsh
  2. Koch, John (2004) “lion *lewo- (??) (< Lat.?)”, in English–Proto-Celtic Word-list with attested comparanda‎, University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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