Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/poɨθ

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 Brittonic *poxtos, from Proto-Celtic *kʷoxtos, from Proto-Indo-European *pekʷ- (“to cook”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpoɨ̯θ/

Adjective

*poɨθ

1. cooked, hot

Descendants

• Middle Breton: poaz
  • Breton: poazh
• Middle Cornish: poth
  • Cornish: pooth
• Middle Welsh: poeth
  • Welsh: poeth

References

• Schrijver, Peter C. H. (1995) Studies in British Celtic historical phonology (Leiden studies in Indo-European; 5), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, pages 350–351