Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/ammaɨθ

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 *ambaxtos.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /amˈmaɨ̯θ/

Noun

*ammaɨθ m (plural *ėmmėɨθ)

  1. servant, worker, laborer

Descendants

  • Old Breton: ambaith
  • Cornish: ammeth
  • Middle Welsh: amaeth

References

  • Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 32
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