Where does “Pennderves” come from?

Pennderves (Cornish) comes from Cornish penn, from Middle Cornish pen, from Old Cornish pen, from Proto-Brythonic penn, from Proto-Celtic kʷennom — head.

Ancestry of “Pennderves”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishpennhead; top; end
2Middle Cornishpen
3Old Cornishpenhead
4Proto-Brythonicpennhead
5Proto-Celtickʷennomhead
Every word from Proto-Celtic kʷennomEvery word from Proto-Brythonic pennEvery word from Old Cornish pen