Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/ki

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 *kū, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱwṓ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkiː/

Noun

*ki m (plural *kun)

1. dog

Derived terms

• *düβrgi

Descendants

• Middle Breton: ci, qui
  • Breton: ki
• Old Cornish: ci
  • Cornish: ki, kei
• Middle Welsh: ci, ki
  • Welsh: ci

References

• Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 181
• Schrijver, Peter C. H. (1995) Studies in British Celtic historical phonology (Leiden studies in Indo-European; 5), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 193