Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/kėlβ̃ɨð

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 *kalmiyos.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ke̝lˈβ̃ɨːð/

Adjective

*kėlβ̃ɨð (feminine *kalβ̃eð)

1. skillful, skilled

Descendants

• Old Breton: celmed
  • Middle Breton: calvez (“carpenter”)
    • Breton: kalvez (“carpenter”)
• Old Welsh: celmed
  • Middle Welsh: celuit, celwyd
    • Welsh: celfydd