Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/ir

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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 *ɸūros, from Proto-Indo-European *puHrós, which derives from Proto-Indo-European *pewH- (to be clean, pure). Cognate with Latin pūrus and Old Irish úr.

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

*ir

  1. fresh, new

Descendants[edit]

  • Cornish: yr
  • Welsh: ir