Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/kaɨr

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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 *kagros (“fort”), being a structure which encloses or 'takes' an amount of land, from the root *kagʰ- (“take, seize”). The term *kaɨ (“enclosure”) with related meaning is derived from the same root.[1][2]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

*kaɨr f

  1. a fort or fortified town; a stronghold.

Descendants[edit]

  • Old Breton: caer, Car- (in toponyms)
    • Middle Breton: kaer (“town, city”)
  • Middle Cornish: caer
  • Old Welsh: cair

References[edit]

  1. ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “caer”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
  2. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “Kagro-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN
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