Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/hir

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 *sīros.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈhiːr/

Adjective

*hir

long, tall

Descendants

Middle Breton: hir
- Breton: hir
  - Breton: maen-hir
    - → French: menhir
Cornish: hir, hyr
Old Welsh: hir
- Middle Welsh: hir
  - Welsh: hir

References

Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 337