Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/kluɨreg

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

Borrowed from Latin clēricus. Parallel borrowing with Welsh clerig (“cleric”), Old Irish clérech (“cleric, clerk, scholar”).

Noun

*kluɨreg m

1. clerk, cleric

Descendants

• Breton: kloarek
• Old Cornish: cloireg
  • Cornish: klorek