Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/saɣeθ

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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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin sagitta. Parallel borrowing with Old Irish saiget.

Noun[edit]

*saɣeθ f (plural *saɣeθow)

  1. arrow

Descendants[edit]

  • Middle Breton: saez
  • Middle Cornish: seth
  • Middle Welsh: saeth

References[edit]

R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “saeth”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies