Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/jowank

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 *yowankos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂yuh₁n̥ḱós.

Adjective

*jowank

1. young

Descendants

• Middle Breton: youanc
  • Breton: yowank, yaouank
• Old Cornish: iouenc
  • Middle Cornish: yowynk, yonk
    • Cornish: yowynk, yonk
• Middle Welsh: ieuanc
  • Welsh: ieuanc, iefanc, ifanc

References

• University of Wales Proto-Celtic Wordlist