Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/maɣɨn

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

    Inherited from Proto-Celtic *maginos.

    Noun

    *maɣɨn m (plural *meɣin)

    1. stone

    Descendants

    • Cornish: men
    • Old Breton: main
      • Middle Breton: men
        • Breton: maen (see there for further descendants)
    • Old Welsh:

    References

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