Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/kʉl

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

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Etymology

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From Proto-Celtic *koilos (thin), from Proto-Indo-European *koyHlo- (Latvian kails (bare, naked)).[1] Cognate with Old Irish cáel.

Noun

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*kʉl

  1. narrow

Descendants

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  • Cornish: cul
  • Welsh: cul

References

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  1. [Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru]
  1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “koylo-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 220