Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/kolɨn

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 *kolinnos. Cognate with Old Irish cuilenn.

Noun

*kolɨn m

1. holly

Descendants

• Old Breton: colaenn
  • Middle Breton: quelenn
    • Breton: kelenn
• Cornish: kelyn
• Welsh: celyn

References

1. [Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru]