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Where does “glas” come from?

glas (Cornish) comes from Proto-Brythonic glas, from Proto-Celtic glastos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰl̥h₃stós, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.

glas (Cornish): blue; green; grey

Definitions

  1. blue; green; grey

Ancestry of “glas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Brythonicglasgreen, blue
2Proto-Celticglastosgreen, blue
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰl̥h₃stós—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow

Words derived from “glas”

  • glasrudh
  • rudhlas
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