Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/llann

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 *landā.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈl͈anː/

Noun

*llann f

1. land, area, plot
2. sacred place, churchyard

Descendants

• Middle Breton: lann
• Cornish: lan
• Middle Welsh: llann
  • Welsh: llan

References

• Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 232