Where does “dowrgi” come from?

dowrgi (Cornish) comes from Proto-Brythonic düβrgi, from Proto-Celtic dubrokū, from Proto-Celtic dubros, from Proto-Indo-European dʰubʰrós, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

dowrgi (Cornish): otter

Definitions

  1. otter

Ancestry of “dowrgi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Brythonicdüβrgiotter
2Proto-Celticdubrokūotter
3Proto-Celticdubrosdark; water
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰubʰrósdeep
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰubʰrós →