Where does “Gwynngala” come from?

Gwynngala (Cornish) comes from Cornish gwynn, from Old Cornish guyn, from Proto-Brythonic gwɨnn, from Proto-Celtic windos, from Proto-Indo-European windo-, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

Gwynngala (Cornish): September

Definitions

  1. September

Ancestry of “Gwynngala”, step by step

Gwynngala traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cornish gwynn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishgwynnwhite; fair; blessed
2Old Cornishguyn—
3Proto-Brythonicgwɨnnwhite
4Proto-Celticwindoswhite
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwindo-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

via Cornish kala

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishkalastraw
2Latinculmusstalk, stem; hay; straw
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱolh₂mosstalk
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₂-to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European windo- →Every word from Proto-Celtic windos →
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