Words for land, parish, enclosure in Celtic languages.
| Proto-Celtic | *landā = (open) land |
|---|---|
| Gaulish | landa = land |
| Old Irish (Goídelc) | land, lann = building, house, land, plot, plate |
| Irish (Gaeilge) | lann [l̪ˠaun̪ˠ / l̪ˠɑːn̪ˠ / l̪ˠan̪ˠ] = land, ground, site; building, house, church (obsolete/archaic) |
| Scottish Gaelic (Gàidhlig) | lann [l̪ˠaun̪ˠ ~ l̪ˠan̪ˠən] = enclosure, enclosed area, precinct; repository; house, church |
| Manx (Gaelg) | lann = enclosure, habitation |
| Proto-Brythonic | *lann [ˈlanː] = land, open land, plot |
| Middle Welsh (Kymraec) | llann = land |
| Welsh (Cymraeg) | llan [ɬan] = (parish) church, monastery, heaven, churchyard, enclosure, yard |
| Cornish (Kernewek) | lann [lan:] = yard |
| Breton (Brezhoneg) | lan = church |
Etymology: from the Proto-Indo-European *lendʰ- (land, health) [source].
Words marked with a * are reconstructions.
Sources: Wiktionary, Am Faclair Beag, teanglann.ie, Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru, Gerlyver Kernewek, Dictionnaire Favereau
