Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/β̃lin

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 Proto-Celtic *mlīnos, from Proto-Indo-European *mlih₁-nó-s, from *mleh₁y-. Cognate with Lithuanian blīnis (“tired man”), Proto-Germanic *blīþiz (“gentle, mild”), Sanskrit म्लायति (mlā́yati, “to be weary”).[1]

Adjective

*β̃lin

weary, tired
tiring, tiresome

Descendants

Old Breton: blin
Middle Welsh: blin

References

Zair, Nicholas (2012) The reflexes of the Proto-Indo-European laryngeals in Celtic, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 114, 145

[1] Zair, Nicholas (2012) The reflexes of the Proto-Indo-European laryngeals in Celtic, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 114, 145