Where does “lowarn” come from?

lowarn (Cornish) comes from Proto-Brythonic llowern, from Proto-Celtic loɸernos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wl(o)p- — fox, jackal.

lowarn (Cornish): fox

Definitions

  1. fox

Ancestry of “lowarn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Brythonicllowernfox
2Proto-Celticloɸernosfox
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wl(o)p-fox, jackal
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wl(o)p- →Every word from Proto-Celtic loɸernos →Every word from Proto-Brythonic llowern →
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