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Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/hiraɨθ

This Proto-Brythonic entry contains reconstructed words 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 *sīraxto-. Cognate with Gaulish siraxta (“longing”) and Old Irish sírecht.

Noun

*hiraɨθ m

  1. nostalgia, longing, yearning, homesickness

Descendants
  • Breton: hiraezh
  • Cornish: hireth
  • Welsh: hiraeth

References
  1. [Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru]
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