Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/taβern

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

Borrowed from Latin taberna (“inn”).[1] Parallel borrowing with Irish tábhairne (“tavern”).

Noun

*taβern f

  1. inn, tavern

Descendants

  • Breton: tavarn
  • Cornish: tavern
  • Middle Welsh: tauarn

References

  1. ^ Peter C. H. Schrijver (1995), Studies in British Celtic Historical Phonology (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 5), Amsterdam; Atlanta, Ga.: Rodopi, page 66.

Further reading

  • Cornillet, Gérard (2017), “tavarn”, in Geriadur galleg brezhoneg, dictionnaire français breton‎[1] (in French), page 1532
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