Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/brėx

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

Borrowed from Latin bracchium.[1] Parallel borrowing with Irish brac (“arm”).[2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbre̝ːx/

Noun

*brėx m

  1. (anatomy) arm

Descendants

  • Middle Breton: brech
  • Old Cornish: brech
  • Middle Welsh: breich

References

  1. ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “braich”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
  2. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “brac”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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