piw
Cornish edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Brythonic *puɨ, from Proto-Celtic *kʷēs, (compare Breton piv, Welsh pwy, Old Irish cía), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷis.
Pronunciation edit
Pronoun edit
piw
- (interrogative) who
- Piw os ta? ― Who are you?
Mutation edit
Mutation of piw
Cornish consonant mutation | |||||
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unmutated | soft | aspirate | hard | mixed | mixed after 'th |
piw | biw | fiw | unchanged | unchanged | unchanged |
Polish edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
piw n
Welsh edit
Etymology edit
If the original meaning was "something prominent or protuberant," possibly related to pìn (“peg, pin, point”).[1]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Mutation edit
Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
piw | biw | mhiw | phiw |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References edit
- ^ Davies, E. (1804). Celtic Researches on the Origin, Traditions & Language, of the Ancient Britons: With Some Introductory Sketches on Primitive Society. Germany: Booth, p. 460
Further reading edit
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “piw”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies