Where does “golyow” come from?

golyow (Cornish) comes from Cornish gool, from Proto-West Germanic gelu, from Proto-Germanic gelwaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃wós, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.

golyow (Cornish): plural of gol; plural of gool

Definitions

  1. plural of gol; plural of gool

Ancestry of “golyow”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1CornishgoolAlternative spelling of gol
2Proto-West Germanicgeluyellow
3Proto-Germanicgelwazyellow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃wósyellow, green
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃wós →Every word from Proto-Germanic gelwaz →