Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/maɣɨn

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 *maginos.

Noun

*maɣɨn m (plural *meɣin)

1. stone

Descendants

• Old Breton: main
  • Middle Breton: main, maen, men
    • Breton: maen
      • ⇒ Breton: maen-hir
        • → French: menhir
• Cornish: men
• Middle Welsh: maen
  • Welsh: maen

References

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