Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/hir

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 *sīros.

    Adjective

    *hir

    1. long, tall

    Descendants

    • Cornish: hir
    • Old Breton:
      • Middle Breton: hir
        • Breton: hir (see there for further descendants)
    • Old Welsh: hir

    References

    • Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 337
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