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

  1. woman

Descendants

  • Old Breton: ban- (in ban-leu, ban-doiuis)
  • Old Cornish: benen
  • Old Welsh: ben