Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/rrix

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 *rīxs.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈr͈iːχ/

Noun

*rrix m

  1. king

Descendants

  • Middle Welsh: ri
  • Old Breton: ri

References

  • Sims-Williams, Patrick, The Celtic Inscriptions of Britain: Phonology and Chronology, c. 400-1200 (Oxford: Philological Society, 2003), pp. 23-44.
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