Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/llaβar

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 *ɸlabros, although the Brythonic form necessitates a pre-form *labaros.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /l͈aˈβar/

Adjective

*llaβar

prone to talking, eloquent

Derived terms

*llėβėrjad

Descendants

Old Breton: labar
- Breton: lavar
Old Cornish: lauar
Middle Welsh: llauar
- Welsh: llafar

References

Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 231