Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/marxọg

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 *markākos. Equivalent to *marx (“horse”) +‎ *-ọg.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /marˈxɔːɡ/

Noun

*marxọg m (plural *marxọgjon)

1. horseman

Descendants

• Breton: marc'heg
• Middle Cornish: marrek
  • Cornish: marghek
• Middle Welsh: marchawc
  • Welsh: marchog

References

• Schrijver, Peter C. H. (1995) Studies in British Celtic historical phonology (Leiden studies in Indo-European; 5), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 198