Where does “rewliv” come from?

rewliv (Cornish) comes from Cornish liv, from Proto-Brythonic *lliβ̃, from Latin lima, from Spanish lima, from Spanish Limón, from Arabic لَيْمُون, from Persian لیمو, from Sanskrit निम्बू.

rewliv (Cornish): glacier

Definitions

  1. glacier

Ancestry of “rewliv”, step by step

rewliv traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cornish liv

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishlivfile
2Proto-Brythonic*lliβ̃
3Latinlimafile
4Spanishlimalime; lemon; file
5SpanishLimónlemon
6Arabicلَيْمُونlemon, lime
7Persianلیموlemon; lime
8Sanskritनिम्बूcommon lime or lemon
9Mundarilembu

via Cornish rew

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishrewice, frost
2Proto-Celticɸreswosfrost
3Proto-Indo-Europeanprews-to freeze; frost

Words derived from “rewliv

Every word from Mundari lembu
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