Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/β̃lin

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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

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Etymology

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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

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*β̃lin

  1. weary, tired
  2. tiring, tiresome

Descendants

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  • Old Breton: blin
  • Middle Welsh: blin

References

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