Llydaw
Welsh
Etymology
From Old Welsh Litau, from Proto-Brythonic *llɨdaw, from Proto-Celtic *ɸlitawī (“continent, country”), related to *ɸlitanos (“broad”) (whence llydan). Cognate with Avestan 𐬞𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬚𐬡𐬍 (pərəθβī) and Sanskrit पृथ्वी (pṛthvī).
The semantic shift is “continent” → “mainland Europe” → “Britons who live in mainland Europe” → “Brittany”.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɬədau̯/
- Rhymes: -ədau̯
Proper noun
Llydaw f
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