Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/llugad

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 *llugɨd (“to see, perceive”) (whence Welsh gorllwyn (“to see, perceive”)) +‎ *-ad, from Proto-Celtic *luketi, from Proto-Indo-European *luk-é-ti (“to shine”), from *lewk- (“to shine”) + *-éti.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4] Cognate with Latin lūcēs (“eyes”), Sanskrit लोचन (locana, “eye”).

Noun

*llugad^[5]

eye

Descendants

In Breton and Cornish, *-u- was irregularly assimilated to -a-.

Old Breton: lagat
- Middle Breton: lagat
  - Breton: lagad
Old Cornish: lagat
- Cornish: lagas
Old Welsh: licat
- Middle Welsh: lygat, llygat
  - Welsh: llygad

References

^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*lowko-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 245-246
^ Falileyev, Alexander (2000) “licat”, in Etymological Glossary of Old Welsh (Buchreihe der Zeitschrift für celtische Philologie; 18), Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 103
^ Koch, John (2004) “*lukato-”, in English–Proto-Celtic Word-list with attested comparanda‎^[1], University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies, page 112
^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “llygad”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
^ Schrijver, Peter C. H. (1995) Studies in British Celtic historical phonology (Leiden studies in Indo-European; 5), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 166

[1] Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*lowko-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 245-246

[2] Falileyev, Alexander (2000) “licat”, in Etymological Glossary of Old Welsh (Buchreihe der Zeitschrift für celtische Philologie; 18), Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 103

[3] Koch, John (2004) “*lukato-”, in English–Proto-Celtic Word-list with attested comparanda‎^[1], University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies, page 112

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

[5] Schrijver, Peter C. H. (1995) Studies in British Celtic historical phonology (Leiden studies in Indo-European; 5), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 166

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