Where does “bownans” come from?
bownans (Cornish) comes from English Bew, from Welsh ap, from Welsh fab, from Welsh mab, from Old Welsh map, from Proto-Brythonic mab, from Proto-Celtic makʷos, from Proto-Indo-European mh₂ḱwos — to raise, increase; long.
bownans (Cornish): life
Definitions
- life
Ancestry of “bownans”, step by step
bownans traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Bew
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Bew | — |
| 2 | Welsh | ap | A patronymic indicator; son of |
| 3 | Welsh | fab | Soft mutation of mab |
| 4 | Welsh | mab | boy, son, infant, child of either sex, minor, youth |
| 5 | Old Welsh | map | son |
| 6 | Proto-Brythonic | mab | son |
| 7 | Proto-Celtic | makʷos | son |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mh₂ḱwos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₂ḱ- | to raise, increase; long |
via Cornish ans
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cornish | ans | — |