Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/hiraɨθ

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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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Celtic *sīraxto-. Cognate with Gaulish siraxta (“longing”) and Old Irish sírecht.

Noun[edit]

*hiraɨθ m

nostalgia, longing, yearning, homesickness

Descendants[edit]

Breton: hiraezh
Cornish: hireth
Welsh: hiraeth

References[edit]

[Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru]

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