Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/manax

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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

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin monachus. Parallel borrowing with Old Irish manach.

Noun

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*manax m[1]

  1. (Christianity) monk

Descendants

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  • Breton: manac'h
  • Old Cornish: manach
  • Middle Welsh: manach, menach
  • ? Old Irish: manach[1] (see there for further descendants)

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Schrijver, Peter C. H. (1995) Studies in British Celtic historical phonology (Leiden studies in Indo-European; 5), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 95:PBr. *manaxos