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Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/lloɨr

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

Uncertain; possibly from Proto-Celtic *(s)lairā, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)leh₃y- (“plum-coloured, blueish”),[1] whence Latin lūridus (“bruise-colored, pale yellow”),[2]. Alternatively from Proto-Celtic *lugrā[3] from Proto-Indo-European *lewk- (“bright; to shine”),[4] or perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *lewg- (“to bend, twist”)[5].

Noun

*lloɨr f[2]

  1. moon

Derived terms
  • *lloɨrkann (“moonlight”)
    • Old Breton: loer cann
      • Breton: loargann
    • Welsh: lloergan

Descendants

References
  1. The template Template:R:ine:Vine:2002 does not use the parameter(s): 
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  2. Schrijver, Peter C. H. (1995) Studies in British Celtic historical phonology (Leiden studies in Indo-European; 5), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, pages 233, 332
  3. Koch, John (2004) “*lug-rā-”, in English–Proto-Celtic Word-list with attested comparanda‎, University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies, page 222
  4. Falileyev, Alexander (2000) “loyr”, in Etymological Glossary of Old Welsh (Buchreihe der Zeitschrift für celtische Philologie; 18), Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 107
  5. Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*lugrā”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 248
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