Where does “gwavek” come from?

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

gwavek (Cornish): wintry

Definitions

  1. wintry

Ancestry of “gwavek”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishgwavwinter
2Old Cornishgoyf—
3Proto-Celticgyemoswinter
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰyem-winter
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰyem- →Every word from Proto-Celtic gyemos →Every word from Old Cornish goyf →
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