Where does “brithelli” come from?

brithelli (Cornish) comes from Cornish brithel, from Cornish brith, from Proto-Brythonic briθ, from Proto-Celtic mrixtos, from Proto-Indo-European mr̥gʷ-tó-s, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.

Ancestry of “brithelli”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishbrithelmackerel
2Cornishbrithspotted
3Proto-Brythonicbriθcharm, incantation; painted, speckled, variegated
4Proto-Celticmrixtospainted, speckled
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmr̥gʷ-tó-s
6Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tós