Where does “moryonen” come from?

moryonen (Cornish) comes from Cornish moryon, from Proto-Celtic morwis, from Proto-Indo-European morwís — ant.

Ancestry of “moryonen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishmoryonants
2Proto-Celticmorwisant
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmorwísant
Every word from Proto-Indo-European morwísEvery word from Proto-Celtic morwisEvery word from Cornish moryon