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Where does “margh” come from?

margh (Cornish) comes from Proto-Brythonic marx, from Proto-Celtic markos, from Proto-Indo-European márkos — horse; wild horse.

margh (Cornish): horse

Definitions

  1. horse

Ancestry of “margh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Brythonicmarxhorse
2Proto-Celticmarkoshorse
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmárkoshorse; wild horse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European márkos →