Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/llɨdaw

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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]

From Proto-Celtic *ɸlitawī, from Proto-Indo-European *pelh₂k- (“to spread out flat”).[1][2][3] Also compare *pleth₂- (“flat”).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

*llɨdaw f (?)

  1. continent, mainland (of Europe)
  2. (proper noun) Brittany

Descendants[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Koch, John, "Celtic Culture: A Historical Encyclopedia", ABC-CLIO, 2006, p. 1159
  2. ^ West, M. L. (2007-05-24). Indo-European Poetry and Myth. OUP Oxford. pp. 178–179
  3. ^ Delamarre, Xavier (2008). Dictionnaire de la langue gauloise: Une approche linguistique du vieux-celtique continental (in French). Errance. p. 204.
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