Where does “mengleudh” come from?

mengleudh (Cornish) comes from Cornish men, from Proto-Brythonic maɣɨn, from Proto-Celtic maginos — stone; place.

mengleudh (Cornish): quarry

Definitions

  1. quarry

Ancestry of “mengleudh”, step by step

mengleudh traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cornish men

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishmenstone
2Proto-Brythonicmaɣɨnstone
3Proto-Celticmaginosstone; place

via Cornish kleudh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishkleudhditch
2Proto-Celticklādos—
3Proto-Indo-Europeankleh₂d-—
Every word from Proto-Celtic maginos →