Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/kʉl

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 *koilos (“thin”), from Proto-Indo-European *koyHlo- (Latvian kails (“bare, naked”)).[1] Cognate with Old Irish cáel.

Noun

*kʉl

  1. narrow

Descendants

  • Old Cornish: cul
  • Welsh: cul

References

  1. [Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru]
  1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “koylo-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 220
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