Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/hir

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 *sīros.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhiːr/

Adjective

*hir

1. long, tall

Descendants

• Middle Breton: hir
  • Breton: hir
    • Breton: maen-hir
      • → French: menhir
• Cornish: hir, hyr
• Old Welsh: hir
  • Middle Welsh: hir
    • Welsh: hir

References

• Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 337