Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/ėl

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

Proto-Brythonic numbers (edit)
 ←  1 2 3  → [a], [b]
    Cardinal (masculine): *dow
    Cardinal (feminine): *duɨ
    Ordinal: *ėl

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *alyos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂élyos.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈe̝ːlˑ/

Adjective

*ėl

  1. second, other

Descendants

  • Middle Breton: eil
  • Cornish: eyl
  • Middle Welsh: eil

References

  • Matasović, Ranko (2009), Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 31
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