Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/broɣ

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 *mrogis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbroːɣ/

Noun

*broɣ f (plural *broɣɨð)

1. country, region, territory

Derived terms

• *kömroɣ

Related terms

• *bröɣɨriɣ

Descendants

• Old Breton: bro
  • Middle Breton: bro
    • Breton: bro
• Cornish: bro
• Middle Welsh: bro
  • Welsh: bro

References

• Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 280
• Schrijver, Peter C. H. (1995) Studies in British Celtic historical phonology (Leiden studies in Indo-European; 5), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 133