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Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/rruɨβ̃

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 rēmus.[1] Doublet of *rrọβ (“shovel, spade”), cognate with Old Irish rámae (“oar, spade”).

Noun

*rruɨβ̃ m

  1. oar

Descendants
  • Middle Breton: reuff, roeuff
    • Breton: roeñv
  • Old Cornish: ruif
  • Middle Welsh: rwyf

References
  1. Schrijver, Peter C. H. (1995) Studies in British Celtic historical phonology (Leiden studies in Indo-European; 5), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 225
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