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Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/kömroɣ

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 earlier Brythonic *kombrogos, equivalent to *köβ̃- +‎ *broɣ (“he from an area”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kɵmˈroːɣ/

Noun

*kömroɣ m (plural *kɵ̇mrüɣ)

  1. compatriot, comrade

Derived terms
  • *kɵmraɣeg
  • *kɵmraɣes
  • *kɵ̇mrėɣig

Descendants
  • Breton: keñvroad, keñvroiz (“compatriot”)
  • Welsh: Cymro (“Welshman”)

References
  • Schrijver, Peter C. H. (1995) Studies in British Celtic historical phonology (Leiden studies in Indo-European; 5), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 133
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