Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/β̃lin

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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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Celtic *mlīnos, from Proto-Indo-European *mlih₁-nó-s, from *mleh₁y-. Cognate with Lithuanian blīnis (“tired man”), Proto-Germanic *blīþiz (“gentle, mild”), Sanskrit म्लायति (mlā́yati, “to be weary”).[1]

Adjective[edit]

*β̃lin

  1. weary, tired
  2. tiring, tiresome

Descendants[edit]

  • Old Breton: blin
  • Middle Welsh: blin

References[edit]

  1. ^ Zair, Nicholas (2012) The reflexes of the Proto-Indo-European laryngeals in Celtic, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 114, 145
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