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Welsh
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *kawlā (“faggot, bundle of sticks”), from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂ul-.[1] Cognate with Old Irish cúal (“bundle of sticks[2]”),[3] Latin caulis (“stalk, stem”) and Ancient Greek καυλός (kaulós, “stalk, stem”).
Noun
cofl f (plural coflau)
- lap, bosom
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
- ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*kawlā”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 196
- ^ Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cúal”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “cofl”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies