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Where does “-yon” come from?

-yon (Cornish) comes from Proto-Celtic -onā.

-yon (Cornish): Noun pluralization suffix; causes vocalic ablaut...

Definitions

  1. Noun pluralization suffix; causes vocalic ablaut...

Ancestry of “-yon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celtic-onā—

Words derived from “-yon”

  • mebyon
Every word from Proto-Celtic -onā →