Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/lliw

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 *līwos, from Proto-Indo-European *slih₂-wó-s, from *(s)leh₃y- +‎ *-wós.[1][2][3]

Noun

*lliw m

colour

Descendants

Old Breton: liu, liou
- Middle Breton: liu
  - Breton: liw
Old Cornish: liu
- Middle Cornish: lyw
Old Welsh: liu
- Middle Welsh: lliw
  - Welsh: lliw

References

Matasović, Ranko (2009), “*liwo-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 242
Falileyev, Alexander (2000), “liu”, in Etymological Glossary of Old Welsh (Buchreihe der Zeitschrift für celtische Philologie; 18), Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 105
Koch, John (2004), “*līwo(s)-”, in English–Proto-Celtic Word-list with attested comparanda, University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies, pages 68-69

[1] Matasović, Ranko (2009), “*liwo-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 242

[2] Falileyev, Alexander (2000), “liu”, in Etymological Glossary of Old Welsh (Buchreihe der Zeitschrift für celtische Philologie; 18), Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 105

[3] Koch, John (2004), “*līwo(s)-”, in English–Proto-Celtic Word-list with attested comparanda, University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies, pages 68-69