Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/kɨnthaβ̃

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 *kɨnt (“earlier”) +‎ *-haβ̃ (superlative suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɘntˈhaβ̃/

Adjective

Proto-Brythonic ordinal numbers

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Cardinal : *ʉn     Ordinal : *kɨnthaβ̃

*kɨnthaβ̃

1. superlative degree of *kɨnt (“earlier”): first

Descendants

• Breton: kentañ
• Middle Cornish: kynsa
  • Cornish: kynsa, kensa
• Middle Welsh: kyntaf
  • Welsh: cyntaf

References

• Schrijver, Peter C. H. (1995) Studies in British Celtic historical phonology (Leiden studies in Indo-European; 5), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 22