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Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/llaβar

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 *ɸlabros, although the Brythonic form necessitates a pre-form *labaros.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /l͈aˈβar/

Adjective

*llaβar

  1. prone to talking, eloquent

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Old Breton: labar
  • Old Cornish: lauar
  • Middle Welsh: llauar

References

  • Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 231
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