Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/llüw

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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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From Proto-Celtic *ɸlowī. Cognate with Old Irish luí.

Noun

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*llüw m

  1. rudder

Descendants

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  • Breton: levier m (pilot)
  • Old Cornish: leu
    • Cornish: lew (rudder)
  • Old Welsh: liu
    • Middle Welsh: llyw m (rudder, tail, leader, pilot)

References

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  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “llyw”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies