Where does “Cymry” come from?

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

Cymry (English): The Welsh people

Definitions

  1. The Welsh people

Ancestry of “Cymry”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1WelshCymryplural of Cymro
2Proto-Brythonickömrüɣ—
3Proto-Brythonickömroɣcompatriot, comrade
4Proto-Brythonicbrogoscountry
5Proto-Celticmrogisborder, borderland, march, mark; region, country,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmorǵ-edge, boundary, border; frontier, border
Every word from Proto-Indo-European morǵ- →Every word from Proto-Celtic mrogis →Every word from Proto-Brythonic brogos →
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