Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/Körnɨw

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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

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Consistent with derivation from Proto-Celtic *Kornowī with final and internal i-affection, i.e. *Kornowī > *Kornɨwī > *Körnɨw.[1][2] This would imply an earlier place name *Kornowī (people of the horn), which can possibly be inferred from the Ravenna Cosmography; see Cornovii, Cornovii (Cornwall), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂- (horn).[3]

A fossilized genitive of this form may be found in Middle Welsh Corneu < *Kornowyās.[2]

Proper noun

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*Körnɨw f

  1. Cornwall, a territory of the Dumnonian kingdom and subsequently a county of England.
  2. Cornouaille, a historical region of Brittany.

Descendants

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Jackson, K. H. (1953) Language and History in Early Britain, Edinburgh University Press, pages 376-378
  2. 2.0 2.1 Schrijver, Peter C. H. (1995) Studies in British Celtic historical phonology (Leiden studies in Indo-European; 5), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, pages 297-298
  3. ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “Cornwall”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.