Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/bɨw

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 *biwos, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷih₃wós.

Adjective

*bɨw

1. alive, living

Descendants

• Breton: bev, beo (obsolete)
• Cornish: byw, bew
• Welsh: byw

Noun

*bɨw m

1. life

Descendants

• Welsh: byw

References

• University of Wales Proto-Celtic Wordlist