Where does “koswik” come from?

koswik (Cornish) comes from Welsh gwig, from Latin vīcus, from Proto-Italic weikos, from Proto-Indo-European weyḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European wey- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

koswik (Cornish): forest

Definitions

  1. forest

Ancestry of “koswik”, step by step

koswik traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Welsh gwig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshgwigwood, forest, grove
2Latinvīcusrow of houses; street; quarter; neighbourhood
3Proto-Italicweikosvillage
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweyḱ-to enter in; to settle; settlement
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

via Cornish koos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishkooswood, forest
2Proto-Brythonickoɨdwood, forest
3Proto-Celtickaitoswoods
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱayt-forest, wasteland, pasture

Words derived from “koswik”

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