Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/bronn

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 pre-Proto-Brythonic *brusnā, rebuilt ā-stem from Proto-Celtic *brusnos, genitive singular of *brusū (“belly, breast”).

Noun

*bronn f

breast

Descendants

Old Breton: bronn
- Middle Breton: bronn
  - Breton: bronn
Cornish: bronn
Middle Welsh: bron

References

Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN
University of Wales Proto-Celtic Wordlist

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