Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/lloɨr

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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

Uncertain; possibly from Proto-Celtic *(s)lairā, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)leh₃y- (plum-coloured, blueish),[1] whence Latin lūridus (bruise-colored, pale yellow),[2]. Alternatively from Proto-Celtic *lugrā[3] from Proto-Indo-European *lewk- (bright; to shine),[4] or perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *lewg- (to bend, twist)[5].

Noun

*lloɨr f[2]

  1. moon

Derived terms

Descendants

References

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    Vine, Brent (2002) “On full-grade *-ro- formations in Greek and Indo-European”, in Southern, Mark R. V., editor, Indo-European Perspectives, Washington, D.C.: Institute for the Study of Man
  2. 2.0 2.1 Schrijver, Peter C. H. (1995) Studies in British Celtic historical phonology (Leiden studies in Indo-European; 5), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, pages 233, 332
  3. ^ Koch, John (2004) “*lug-rā-”, in English–Proto-Celtic Word-list with attested comparanda, University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies, page 222
  4. ^ Falileyev, Alexander (2000) “loyr”, in Etymological Glossary of Old Welsh (Buchreihe der Zeitschrift für celtische Philologie; 18), Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 107
  5. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*lugrā”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 248