Where does “kilwagren” come from?

kilwagren (Cornish) comes from Cornish kil — nook, recess.

kilwagren (Cornish): tonsil

Definitions

  1. tonsil

Ancestry of “kilwagren”, step by step

kilwagren traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cornish kil

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishkilnook, recess

via Cornish gwagren

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishgwagren
Every word from Cornish kil