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Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/krɨx
Proto-Brythonic
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *krikso- (“curly”), from from Proto-Indo-European *kripso-. Cognate with Gaulish crixsos (“curly, crispy”).
Adjective
*krɨx
- curly, frizzy
Descendants
- Middle Breton: crech
- Breton: krec'h
- Cornish: crygh
- Welsh: crych
References
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950-), “crych”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies