Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/koɨs

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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 Proto-Celtic *koxsā. Cognate with Old Irish cos.

Alternatively, could be considered a loanword from Latin coxa, but the semantics make an inheritance from Proto-Celtic more likely.

Noun

*koɨs f

  1. leg, shank, stem

Descendants

  • Middle Welsh: coes

Derived terms

Further reading

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “coes”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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