Where does “mogh” come from?

mogh (Cornish) comes from Middle Cornish mogh, from Proto-Brythonic mox, from Proto-Celtic mokkus — pig, hog, swine.

mogh (Cornish): pigs, swine

Definitions

  1. pigs, swine

Ancestry of “mogh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Cornishmogh—
2Proto-Brythonicmoxpig
3Proto-Celticmokkuspig, hog, swine
Every word from Proto-Celtic mokkus →Every word from Proto-Brythonic mox →Every word from Middle Cornish mogh →