Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/kalwon

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 edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Celtic *kalwond-; compare Middle Welsh colweð (breast, heart) and possibly coluð (instestines) from the same root.[1]

Noun edit

*kalwon f

  1. heart

Descendants edit

  • Middle Breton: calon
  • Cornish: kolon
  • Middle Welsh: callon

References edit

  1. ^ Morris Jones, John (1913) A Welsh Grammar, Historical and Comparative, Oxford: Clarendon Press, § 54-ii, pages 71–72

Further reading edit

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “calon”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies