Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/kėnėw

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 earlier *kanawī, from Proto-Celtic *kanawū.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ke̝ˈne̝u̯/

Noun

*kėnėw m (plural *kanawon)

1. whelp, young animal

Descendants

• Old Breton: ceneuan, compare Rikeneu (PN)
  • Middle Breton: kenou
    • Breton: kenow
• Middle Welsh: ceneu
  • Welsh: cenau, cenaw