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Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/kalon

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 *kalonā, said to be a borrowing from Latin caldus (“warm”). *krėð survived with the meaning of "center, focus," from Proto-Celtic *kridyom.[1]

Noun

*kalon f

  1. heart

Descendants
  • Breton: kalon
  • Cornish: colon
  • Middle Welsh: callon

References
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “calon”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
  1. Ayto, J. (2009). Word Origins. United Kingdom: Bloomsbury Publishing
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