Where does “glaswer” come from?

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

glaswer (Cornish): turquoise

Definitions

  1. turquoise

Ancestry of “glaswer”, step by step

glaswer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cornish glas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishglasblue; green; grey
2Proto-Brythonicglasgreen, blue
3Proto-Celticglastosgreen, blue
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰl̥h₃stós
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow

via Cornish gwer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishgwergreen
2Proto-Brythonicgwurman; husband
3Proto-Celticwīrostrue
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₁rostrue
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₁-true
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰl̥h₃stósEvery word from Proto-Celtic glastos