Where does “loskven” come from?

loskven (Cornish) comes from Cornish losk, from Old Welsh losc, from Proto-Celtic lowsk-, from Proto-Indo-European lewksḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European lewk- — bright; to shine; to see.

loskven (Cornish): sulfur, brimstone

Definitions

  1. sulfur, brimstone

Ancestry of “loskven”, step by step

loskven traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cornish losk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishloskburn, burning, combustion
2Old Welshlosc—
3Proto-Celticlowsk-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlewksḱ-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see

via Cornish men

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishmenstone
2Proto-Brythonicmaɣɨnstone
3Proto-Celticmaginosstone; place
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk- →