Where does “ewin” come from?

ewin (Cornish) comes from Old Cornish euuin, from Proto-Brythonic ėɣwin, from Proto-Celtic angʷīnā, from Proto-Indo-European h₃nogʰ- — claw, nail; nail.

ewin (Cornish): claw

Definitions

  1. claw

Ancestry of “ewin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Cornisheuuinnail (of a finger or toe)
2Proto-Brythonicėɣwin—
3Proto-Celticangʷīnānail
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃nogʰ-claw, nail; nail

Words derived from “ewin”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃nogʰ- →Every word from Proto-Celtic angʷīnā →Every word from Proto-Brythonic ėɣwin →