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Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/kalwon

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 *kalwond-; compare Middle Welsh colweð (“breast, heart”) and possibly coluð (“instestines”) from the same root.[1]

Noun

*kalwon f

  1. heart

Descendants
  • Middle Breton: calon
  • Cornish: kolon
  • Middle Welsh: callon

References
  1. Morris Jones, John (1913) A Welsh Grammar, Historical and Comparative, Oxford: Clarendon Press, § 54-ii, pages 71–72

Further reading
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “calon”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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