Where does “gwav” come from?

gwav (Cornish) comes from Old Cornish goyf, from Proto-Celtic gyemos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰyem- — winter.

gwav (Cornish): winter

Definitions

  1. winter

Ancestry of “gwav”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Cornishgoyf—
2Proto-Celticgyemoswinter
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰyem-winter

Words derived from “gwav”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰyem- →Every word from Proto-Celtic gyemos →Every word from Old Cornish goyf →