Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/hʉn

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 *sounos.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhʉn/

Noun

*hʉn m

  1. sleep

Descendants

  • Middle Breton: hun
  • Old Cornish: hun
    • Middle Cornish: hun
      • ⇒ Cornish: hunros (“dream”), hunlev (“nightmare”), hungan (“lullaby”), hunek (“dormice”), hunyek (“sleepy”)
  • Middle Welsh: hun
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