Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/llann

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 *landā.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈl͈anː/

Noun

*llann f

  1. land, area, plot
  2. sacred place, churchyard

Descendants

  • Middle Breton: lann
  • Cornish: lann
  • Old Welsh: lann

References

  • Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 232
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “llan”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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