Where does “Gawain” come from?

Gawain derives from Welsh Gwalchmei, composed of Welsh gwalch and Proto-Celtic wolkos, though the original meaning remains uncertain.

Gawain (English): One of the greatest knights in Arthurian legend; he is King Arthur's nephew and a Knight of the Round Table

Definitions

  1. One of the greatest knights in Arthurian legend; he is King Arthur's nephew and a Knight of the Round Table

Ancestry of “Gawain”, step by step

Gawain traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog gawa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagaloggawarefers to the act of creating and doing...
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*gawaq—

via Middle English Gawayne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishGawayneGawain
2Old FrenchGauvainGawain (Arthurian mythology)

Words derived from “Gawain”

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *gawaq →Every word from Tagalog gawa →