Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/gyọ

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 Proto-Celtic *gyās ~ *gyos, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷyṓh₃-s ~ *gʷih₃-és, from *gʷyeh₃- (“sinew”).[1][2][3] Cognate with Ancient Greek βιός (biós, “bow-string, tendon”), Sanskrit जिया (jiyā́, “bow-string”).

Noun

*gyọ m

sinew

Descendants

Old Cornish: goiven
- Cornish: gyew
Middle Welsh: giewyn sg, gieu pl
- Welsh: gïau

References

Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages *gyo-–170
McCone, Kim (1996) Towards a relative chronology of ancient and medieval Celtic sound change, Maynooth: Dept. of Old Irish, St. Patrick's College, →ISBN, page 42
Schrijver, Peter C. H. (1995) Studies in British Celtic historical phonology (Leiden studies in Indo-European; 5), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 286

[1] Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages *gyo-–170

[2] McCone, Kim (1996) Towards a relative chronology of ancient and medieval Celtic sound change, Maynooth: Dept. of Old Irish, St. Patrick's College, →ISBN, page 42

[3] Schrijver, Peter C. H. (1995) Studies in British Celtic historical phonology (Leiden studies in Indo-European; 5), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 286