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Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/muɨn

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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 1

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From Proto-Celtic *meinos (smooth, mild, gentle).

Adjective

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*muɨn

  1. mild, gentle
Descendants
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  • Old Breton: moin (delicate)
    • Middle Breton: moen (thin)
  • Old Cornish: muin (gracile)
  • Middle Welsh: mwyn

Etymology 2

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From Proto-Celtic *meinis.

Noun

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*muɨn f

  1. ore, metal
  2. mine
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