Where does “limaval” come from?

limaval (Cornish) comes from Cornish aval, from Proto-Brythonic aβal, from Proto-Celtic *abūl, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ébōl — apple.

limaval (Cornish): lime

Definitions

  1. lime

Ancestry of “limaval”, step by step

limaval traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cornish aval

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishavalapple
2Proto-Brythonicaβalapple
3Proto-Celtic*abūlapple
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ébōlapple

via Cornish lime

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishlime—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ébōl →Every word from Proto-Celtic *abūl →Every word from Proto-Brythonic aβal →
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