Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/ir

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 *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

• IPA^(key): /iːr/

Adjective

*ir

1. fresh, new

Descendants

• Cornish: yr
• Welsh: ir