Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/pont
Proto-Brythonic
editEtymology
editBorrowed from an oblique case of Latin pōns.[1]
Pronunciation
editNoun
edit*pont ?
Reconstruction notes
editThe Welsh reflex is feminine while the Breton and Cornish reflexes are masculine.
Descendants
editReferences
edit- ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “pont”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
- ^ James, Alan G. (2014) “Elements of Latin Origin in P-Celtic Place-names between the Walls”, in The Journal of Scottish Name Studies[1], volume 8, page 9
- ^ James, Alan G. (2020) The Brittonic Language in the Old North - A Guide to the Place-Name Evidence[2], The Journal of Scottish Name Studies, page 243