Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/llaɣhaβ̃

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 *lagisamos. Equivalent to *llaɣw (“small”) +‎ *-haβ̃ (superlative suffix).

Adjective

*llaɣhaβ̃

1. superlative degree of *llaɣw (“small”): smallest, least

Descendants

• Old Breton: leham, leiham, laham
• Cornish: lyha
• Middle Welsh: lleiaf
  • Welsh: lleiaf, lleia (colloquial)