Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/llew

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

Borrowed from Latin leō.[1] Parallel borrowing with Old Irish léo (“lion”).[2]

Noun

*llew m

lion

Descendants

Breton: *leu
- ⇒ Breton: leugui (“lion”)[2]
Cornish: lew
Middle Welsh: llew
- Welsh: llew

References

Schrijver, Peter C. H. (1995) Studies in British Celtic historical phonology (Leiden studies in Indo-European; 5), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 384: “Lat. leō ’lion’ > Βr. [lewū] > MW llew”, where: Lat. = Latin, Br. = British, MW = Middle Welsh
Koch, John (2004), “lion *lewo- (??) (< Lat.?)”, in English–Proto-Celtic Word-list with attested comparanda, University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

[1] Schrijver, Peter C. H. (1995) Studies in British Celtic historical phonology (Leiden studies in Indo-European; 5), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 384: “Lat. leō ’lion’ > Βr. [lewū] > MW llew”, where: Lat. = Latin, Br. = British, MW = Middle Welsh

[EPCW-2] Koch, John (2004), “lion *lewo- (??) (< Lat.?)”, in English–Proto-Celtic Word-list with attested comparanda, University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies