Where does “уэльскі” come from?
уэльскі (Belarusian) comes from Belarusian Уэльс, from English Wales, from Middle English Wales, from Old English Wēalas, from Old English wealh, from Old English īeġ, from Proto-West Germanic auwju, from Proto-Germanic awjō — water.
уэльскі (Belarusian): Welsh
Definitions
- Welsh
Ancestry of “уэльскі”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belarusian | Уэльс | — |
| 2 | English | Wales | The area in which the Welsh language and culture predominated, roughly coincident with the modern country |
| 3 | Middle English | Wales | — |
| 4 | Old English | Wēalas | the Welsh |
| 5 | Old English | wealh | foreigner; Briton or Welshman; slave |
| 6 | Old English | īeġ | island |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | auwju | floodplain; meadow; island |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | awjō | floodplain; meadow; island |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | agwjō | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ékʷeh₂ | water |