Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/
ben
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
From
Proto-Celtic
*benā
.
Noun
*ben
f
woman
Descendants
Old Breton:
ban-
(in
ban-leu
,
ban-doiuis
)
Middle Breton:
e-ben
Breton:
eben
Old Cornish:
benen
Cornish:
ben
,
benyn
Old Welsh:
ben
Welsh:
benyw
,
menyw