Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/kɨnthaβ̃

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 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 *kɨnt (“earlier”) +‎ *-haβ̃ (superlative suffix).

Pronunciation

Adjective

Proto-Brythonic ordinal numbers
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    Cardinal : *ʉn
    Ordinal : *kɨnthaβ̃

*kɨnthaβ̃

  1. superlative degree of *kɨnt (“earlier”): first

Descendants

  • Breton: kentañ
  • Middle Cornish: kynsa
  • Middle Welsh: kyntaf

References

  • Schrijver, Peter C. H. (1995) Studies in British Celtic historical phonology (Leiden studies in Indo-European; 5), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 22
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