kelyon
Cornish
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *kuli (compare Welsh cylion, Breton kelien, Irish cuil), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱuH-ló- (compare Latin culex (“gnat”), Old Armenian սլաք (slakʿ, “roasting spit”).
Derived terms
Mutation
Mutation of kelyon
| Cornish consonant mutation | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| unmutated | soft | aspirate | hard | mixed | mixed after 'th |
| kelyon | gelyon | helyon | unchanged | unchanged | unchanged |
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