Where does “losvelyn” come from?

losvelyn (Cornish) comes from Cornish loos, from Proto-Brythonic lluɨd, from Proto-Celtic *ɸleitos, from Proto-Indo-European pelh- — pale, gray.

losvelyn (Cornish): beige, light yellow

Definitions

  1. beige, light yellow

Ancestry of “losvelyn”, step by step

losvelyn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cornish loos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishloosgrey
2Proto-Brythoniclluɨdgrey
3Proto-Celtic*ɸleitosgrey
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpelh-pale, gray

via Cornish melyn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishmelynyellow
2Old Cornishmilin—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pelh- →Every word from Proto-Celtic *ɸleitos →Every word from Proto-Brythonic lluɨd →