Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/poɨθ

This Proto-Brythonic entry contains reconstructed words 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 earlier Brittonic *poxtos, from Proto-Celtic *kʷoxtos, from Proto-Indo-European *pekʷ- (“to cook”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpoɨ̯θ/

Adjective

*poɨθ

cooked, hot

Descendants

Middle Breton: poaz
- Breton: pouazh
Middle Cornish: poth
- Cornish: pooth
Middle Welsh: poeth
- Welsh: poeth

References

Schrijver, Peter C. H. (1995) Studies in British Celtic historical phonology (Leiden studies in Indo-European; 5), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, pages 350–351