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Welsh
Etymology
From Proto-Brythonic *kanta-, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥-teh₂, from *ḱóm.[1] Related to gan (“with”) and cognate with Ancient Greek κατά (katá, “against; downwards”).[2]
Pronunciation
Prefix
can-
- with, after
- can- + llaw (“hand”) → canllaw (“rail, guide”)
- can- + glynu (“to adhere, to stick”) → canlyn (“to follow, to pursure”)
- can- + dal (“to hold, to catch”) → cynnal (“to hold, to maintain”)
Derived terms
Mutation
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- ^ Morris Jones, John (1913) A Welsh Grammar, Historical and Comparative, Oxford: Clarendon Press, § 156 i (7)
- ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “can-”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies