Where does “mebyon” come from?

mebyon (Cornish) comes from Cornish mab, from Proto-Brythonic mab, from Proto-Celtic makʷos, from Proto-Indo-European mh₂ḱwos, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂ḱ- — to raise, increase; long.

mebyon (Cornish): plural of mab

Definitions

  1. plural of mab

Ancestry of “mebyon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishmabson; male child, boy
2Proto-Brythonicmabson
3Proto-Celticmakʷosson
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmh₂ḱwos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂ḱ-to raise, increase; long
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂ḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mh₂ḱwos →Every word from Proto-Celtic makʷos →
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