Where does “Cymro-” come from?

Cymro- (English) comes from Welsh cymro, from Proto-Brythonic kömroɣ, from Proto-Brythonic brogos, from Proto-Celtic mrogis, from Proto-Indo-European morǵ- — edge, boundary, border; frontier, border.

Cymro- (English): Welsh; Celtic

Definitions

  1. Welsh; Celtic

Ancestry of “Cymro-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1WelshcymroWelshman
2Proto-Brythonickömroɣcompatriot, comrade
3Proto-Brythonicbrogoscountry
4Proto-Celticmrogisborder, borderland, march, mark; region, country,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmorǵ-edge, boundary, border; frontier, border

Words derived from “Cymro-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European morǵ- →Every word from Proto-Celtic mrogis →Every word from Proto-Brythonic brogos →