Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/korf
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Proto-Brythonic
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin corpus,[1] cognate with Proto-Brythonic *krɨβ̃ (“strong”). Parallel borrowing with Old Irish corp (“body”).
Noun
*korf m
Descendants
- Middle Breton: corff, corf, corph
- Breton: korf
- Middle Cornish: corf
- Cornish: korf
- Middle Welsh: corf, corff, corph
- Welsh: corff
Further reading
R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “corff”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
References
- ^ Lewis, Henry, Pedersen, Holger (1989) A Concise Comparative Celtic Grammar, 3rd edition, Göttingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, →ISBN, page 56