Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/ammaɨθ

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 *ambaxtos.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /amˈmaɨ̯θ/

Noun

*ammaɨθ m (plural *ėmmėɨθ)

1. servant, worker, laborer

Descendants

• Old Breton: ambaith
• Cornish: ammeth
• Middle Welsh: amaeth
  • Welsh: amaeth

References

• Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 32