Where does “pemoc’h” come from?

pemoc’h (Breton) comes from Breton penn, from Middle Breton penn, from Old Breton penn, from Proto-Brythonic penn, from Proto-Celtic kʷennom — head.

pemoc’h (Breton): pig

Definitions

  1. pig

Ancestry of “pemoc’h”, step by step

pemoc’h traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Breton penn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bretonpennhead; chief, leader
2Middle Bretonpenn—
3Old Bretonpenn—
4Proto-Brythonicpennhead
5Proto-Celtickʷennomhead

via Breton moc’h

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bretonmoc’hpigs, swine
2Proto-Brythonicmoxpig
3Proto-Celticmokkuspig, hog, swine
Every word from Proto-Celtic kʷennom →Every word from Proto-Brythonic penn →Every word from Old Breton penn →