Where does “goañvoù” come from?

goañvoù (Breton) comes from Breton goañv, from Middle Breton gouaff, from Old Breton guoiam, from Proto-Celtic gyemos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰyem- — winter.

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Ancestry of “goañvoù”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bretongoañvwinter
2Middle Bretongouaff—
3Old Bretonguoiam—
4Proto-Celticgyemoswinter
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰyem-winter
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰyem- →Every word from Proto-Celtic gyemos →Every word from Old Breton guoiam →