fri

Cognate with Cornish frig (“nostril”); perhaps related to Proto-Celtic *srognā (compare Welsh ffroen (“nostril”), Old Irish srón (“nose”)).


tor

From Middle Breton torr, teur, from Old Breton tar, from Proto-Celtic *torr-V- (“belly”), of uncertain origin; according to Matasovic, of non-Indo-European origin, but according to MacBain, from Proto-Indo-European *terh₁- (“to turn, rub”), cognate with Proto-Germanic *þarmaz (“guts, intestines”), Ancient Greek τάμισος (támisos, “rennet”).


avu

From Middle Breton auu, from Proto-Brythonic *aβʉ, from Proto-Celtic *awV-. Cognate with Welsh afu, Cornish avi, Middle Irish áe.


biz

bizied (plural)
biz (singular unmutated)
viz (mutation-soft singular)
piz (mutation-hard singular)
bizied (plural unmutated)
vizied (mutation-soft plural)
pizied (mutation-hard plural)


dorn

From Old Breton durn, from Proto-Celtic *durnos (compare Welsh dwrn (“fist”), Irish dorn), probably loaned from a non-Indo-European substrate language.


kell

From Proto-Brythonic [Term?], borrowed through Vulgar Latin from Latin cōleus (“testicle”) (compare Cornish kell, Welsh caill), ultimately from Ancient Greek κολεός (koleós).


boz

bozioù (plural)
divoz (dual)
boz (singular unmutated)
voz (mutation-soft singular)
poz (mutation-hard singular)
bozioù (plural unmutated)
vozioù (mutation-soft plural)
pozioù (mutation-hard plural)

From Proto-Brythonic *bos, from Proto-Celtic *bostā (“palm, fist”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷosto-, *gʷosdʰo- (“branch”).


glin

glinoù (plural)
daoulin (dual)
glin (singular unmutated)
c'hlin (mutation-soft singular)
klin (mutation-hard singular)
glinoù (plural unmutated)
c'hlinoù (mutation-soft plural)
klinoù (mutation-hard plural)

From Proto-Brythonic *glin, from Proto-Celtic *glūnos (compare Old Irish glún), dissimilated from *gnūn-, *gnūnos, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵónu.


kalon

kalonoù (plural)
kaloneu (plural)
kalon (singular unmutated)
galon (mutation-soft singular)
c'halon (mutation-aspirate singular)
kalonoù (plural unmutated)
galonoù (mutation-soft plural)
c'halonoù (mutation-aspirate plural)

From Proto-Brythonic *kalwon, from Proto-Celtic *kalwond- (“heart”). Cognates include Welsh calon and Cornish kolon.


teod

teodoù (plural)
teod (singular unmutated)
deod (mutation-soft singular)
zeod (mutation-aspirate singular)
teodoù (plural unmutated)
deodoù (mutation-soft plural)
zeodoù (mutation-aspirate plural)

From Proto-Celtic *tangʷāss (compare Welsh tafod, Irish teanga), from Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s (“tongue, speech, language”).


laezh

From Middle Breton laez, from Old Breton laed, from Proto-Brythonic *llaɨθ, borrowed from Latin lac. Cognates include Welsh llaeth and Cornish leth.

Ur banne laezh.


barv

From Proto-Brythonic *barv, from Latin barba, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰardʰeh₂. Compare Cornish barv, Welsh barf.


gwele

gweleoù (plural)
gwele (singular unmutated)
wele (mutation-soft singular)
kwele (mutation-hard singular)
gweleoù (plural unmutated)
weleoù (mutation-soft plural)
kweleoù (mutation-hard plural)

From Proto-Celtic *uɸo-legyom, from Proto-Indo-European *upo + *legʰ- (“to lie (down)”). Cognate with Welsh gwely, Cornish gweli.


meud

meudoù (plural)
meud (singular unmutated)
veud (mutation-soft singular)
meudoù (plural unmutated)
veudoù (mutation-soft plural)

From Middle Breton meut, from Proto-Celtic *mā-to-, from Proto-Indo-European *mē-.
Compare Welsh bawd.


brec'h

head

brec’h f (dual divrec’h, plural brec’hioù)

brec’h (canonical feminine)
divrec’h (dual)
brec’hioù (plural)
brec'h (singular unmutated)
vrec'h (mutation-soft singular)
prec'h (mutation-hard singular)
brec'hioù (plural unmutated)
vrec'hioù (mutation-soft plural)
prec'hioù (mutation-hard plural)

From Middle Breton brech, from Proto-Brythonic *brėx, a borrowing from Latin bracchium, from Ancient Greek βραχίων (brakhíōn), from βραχύς (brakhús, “short”). Cognate with Cornish bregh, Welsh braich.


kalc'h

kalc'hioù (plural)
kalc'h (singular unmutated)
galc'h (mutation-soft singular)
c'halc'h (mutation-aspirate singular)
kalc'hioù (plural unmutated)
galc'hioù (mutation-soft plural)
c'halc'hioù (mutation-aspirate plural)

From Proto-Brythonic *kalɣ (“penis”), from Proto-Celtic *kalgā (“point”).


klopenn

klopennoù (plural)
klopenn (singular unmutated)
glopenn (mutation-soft singular)
c'hlopenn (mutation-aspirate singular)
klopennoù (plural unmutated)
glopennoù (mutation-soft plural)
c'hlopennoù (mutation-aspirate plural)


askell

askell f (dual divaskell, plural eskell)


kroc'hen

kroc'hen m (plural krec’hin or krec’hen)

From Proto-Celtic *krokkenom (“skin”), probably loaned from a non-Indo-European substrate language. However, compare Proto-Germanic *hrugjaz (“ridge, back, spine”) and German Krug.
Cognate with Cornish kroghen, Irish craiceann; Welsh croen (< *kroknom).


lagad

head

lagad m (dual daoulagad, plural lagadoù)

From Middle Breton and Old Breton lagat, from Proto-Brythonic *llugad. Cognate with Cornish lagas (“eye”), Welsh llygad (“eye”).


gwad

gwadoù (plural)
gwad (singular unmutated)
wad (mutation-soft singular)
kwad (mutation-hard singular)
gwadoù (plural unmutated)
wadoù (mutation-soft plural)
kwadoù (mutation-hard plural)

From Proto-Celtic *waytos, probably ultimately from the root of gwythi (“veins”), see that entry for cognates. Cognate with Welsh gwaed, Cornish goos.


skouarn

skouarn f (plural skouarnoù, dual divskouarn)

From Middle Breton scouarn, from Proto-Brythonic *skuβarn. Cognate with Cornish skovarn, archaic Welsh ysgyfarn.


genoù

genaouioù (plural)
genoù (singular unmutated)
c'henoù (mutation-soft singular)
kenoù (mutation-hard singular)
genaouioù (plural unmutated)
c'henaouioù (mutation-soft plural)
kenaouioù (mutation-hard plural)


ivin

From Middle Breton euin, from Old Breton eguin, from Proto-Brythonic *ėɣwin, from Proto-Celtic *angʷīnā (compare Cornish ewin, Welsh ewin, Irish ionga), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃nogʰ- (“nail”) (compare Latin unguis).


kof

kofoù (plural)
kof (singular unmutated)
gof (mutation-soft singular)
c'hof (mutation-aspirate singular)
kofoù (plural unmutated)
gofoù (mutation-soft plural)
c'hofoù (mutation-aspirate plural)


bouzellenn

bouzelloù (plural)
bouzellenn (singular unmutated)
vouzellenn (mutation-soft singular)
pouzellenn (mutation-hard singular)
bouzelloù (plural unmutated)
vouzelloù (mutation-soft plural)
pouzelloù (mutation-hard plural)

(anatomy, mostly in the plural) intestine


gouzoug

gouzougoù (plural)
gouzoug (singular unmutated)
c'houzoug (mutation-soft singular)
kouzoug (mutation-hard singular)
gouzougoù (plural unmutated)
c'houzougoù (mutation-soft plural)
kouzougoù (mutation-hard plural)

From Middle Breton guozouc, from Old Breton guodoc (cognate to Welsh gwddwg), from Proto-Celtic *wodwos (“spoils”), from Proto-Indo-European *wedʰH- (“strike”). The sense evolution would be from referring to captives as (countable) necks.


krec'h

Mentioned in the Catholicon (Middle Breton crech), from Proto-Brythonic *krɨx, from Proto-Celtic *krixsos (“curly”) (compare Cornish crygh (“curly”), Welsh crych (“curly”), Gaulish crixsos (“curly, crispy”)), from Proto-Indo-European *kripso- (compare Latin crispus).


kantol

From Proto-Brythonic *kantuɨll, borrowed from Vulgar Latin *cantēlla, from Latin candēla.


stomog

From Latin stomachus, from Ancient Greek στόμαχος (stómakhos), from στόμα (stóma, “mouth”).


koc'h

bkoc'h (singular unmutated)
vkoc'h (mutation-soft singular)
pkoc'h (mutation-hard singular)
bkoc'h (plural unmutated)
vkoc'h (mutation-soft plural)
pkoc'h (mutation-hard plural)