Where does “yar Gyni” come from?

yar Gyni (Cornish) comes from Cornish yar, from Old Cornish yar, from Proto-Celtic yarā — hen, chicken.

yar Gyni (Cornish): turkey, turkey hen

Definitions

  1. turkey, turkey hen

Ancestry of “yar Gyni”, step by step

yar Gyni traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cornish yar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishyarchicken, hen
2Old Cornishyarchicken, hen
3Proto-Celticyarāhen, chicken

via Cornish Gyni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1CornishGyni—
Every word from Proto-Celtic yarā →Every word from Old Cornish yar →Every word from Cornish yar →