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Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/kėnėw

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 earlier *kanawī, from Proto-Celtic *kanawū.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ke̝ˈne̝u̯/

Noun

*kėnėw m (plural *kanawon)

  1. whelp, young animal

Descendants
  • Old Breton: ceneuan, compare Rikeneu (PN)
    • Middle Breton: kenou
      • Breton: kenow
  • Middle Welsh: ceneu
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