Re: Final -us/is in Celtic

> Some of the evidence for s>s.>z.>r.>r in some
> environments in Celtic:
>
> *leukYús > *leukWúz. > louber
>
> *gWòvus > *bó:uz. > buar
>
> *triis > *traiz. > teir
>
> *ghdó:m > *du:(z.) > *domuz. > *dowar
> *ghdóm+ > *dom+
>
> Seen in:
>
> Old Welsh louber 'light'
>
> Irish buar 'cattle'
>
> Breton teir gwech 'three times'
>
> Breton douar, Welsh daear 'earth'

No, no, no...your etymologies are all completely wrong!

- Chris Gwinn