Words for streams and currents in Celtic languages.
| Proto-Celtic | *srutom = stream, river; flow, current |
|---|---|
| Old Irish (Goídelc) | sruth [sruθ] = stream, river, current; strait |
| Irish (Gaeilge) | sruth [sˠɾˠʊ(h)] = stream, current, flow |
| Scottish Gaelic (Gàidhlig) | sruth [sdruh] = stream, current |
| Manx (Gaelg) | stroo [struː] = current, stream, race, watercourse, tide-race, tidal flow |
| Proto-Brythonic | *frud = stream, river; flow, current |
| Welsh (Cymraeg) | ffrwd [fruːd] = swift stream, torrent, flood, current |
| Old Cornish | frot = stream |
| Breton (Brezhoneg) | froud = current, waterfall, torrent |
Etymology: from the Proto-Indo-European *srew- (to flow, stream) [source].
Words marked with a * are reconstructions.
Sources: Wiktionary, Am Faclair Beag, teanglann.ie, Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru, Dictionnaire Favereau
| Proto-Celtic | *nantos / nantus = stream, valley |
|---|---|
| Proto-Brythonic | *nant [ˈnant] = stream, river, valley |
| Gaulish | *nanto = valley |
| Middle Welsh (Kymraec) | nant [ˈnant] = river, stream, brook |
| Welsh (Cymraeg) | nant [ˈnant] = river, stream, brook, rivulet; torrent, ditch, valley, glen, dale; ravine, gorge |
| Old Cornish | nans = stream |
| Cornish (Kernewek) | nans [nans / nænz] = dale, valley |
| Middle Breton | nant = valley |
| Breton (Brezhoneg) | ant = furrow, groove |
Etymology: from the Proto-Indo-European *nm̥-tu or *nem- (to bend) [source].
Words marked with a * are reconstructions.
Sources: Wiktionary, Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru, Gerlyver Kernewek, Dictionnaire Favereau
