Where does “ankelmys” come from?

ankelmys (Cornish) comes from Cornish an, from Proto-Celtic sindos, from Proto-Indo-European sḗm, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

ankelmys (Cornish): unknotted, unrelated, untied

Definitions

  1. unknotted, unrelated, untied

Ancestry of “ankelmys”, step by step

ankelmys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cornish an

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishanthe
2Proto-Celticsindosthis
3Proto-Indo-Europeansḗmone
4Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

via Cornish kelmys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishkelmysknotted
2Finnishkelmirogue, rascal, villain
3Swedishskälmschelm, rogue, scoundrel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →