Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/kleð

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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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From Proto-Celtic *kliyā, feminine of *kliyos, presumably in association with *llọβ̃ (hand).

Adjective

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*kleð

  1. left
  2. northern
    Antonym: *dexow (right; southern)

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Breton: kleiz
  • Cornish: kledh
  • Welsh: cledd

References

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  • Matasović, Ranko (2009) “kleyos”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN