Where does “byghanhe” come from?

byghanhe (Cornish) comes from Cornish byghan, from Proto-Brythonic bɨx, from Proto-Celtic *biggos — small, little.

byghanhe (Cornish): to reduce, make smaller

Definitions

  1. to reduce, make smaller

Ancestry of “byghanhe”, step by step

byghanhe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cornish byghan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishbyghanlittle
2Proto-Brythonicbɨxsmall
3Proto-Celtic*biggossmall, little

via Cornish he

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishhe
Every word from Proto-Celtic *biggos
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