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Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/kuɨr

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

Borrowed from Latin cēra (“wax”).[1] Parallel borrowing with Old Irish céir (“wax”).

Noun

*kuɨr m

  1. wax

Descendants
  • Breton: koar
  • Old Cornish: coir
  • Middle Welsh: cwyr

References
  1. Schrijver, Peter C. H. (1995) Studies in British Celtic historical phonology (Leiden studies in Indo-European; 5), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 235
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