Where does “kymri” come from?

kymri (Finnish) 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.

kymri (Finnish): The Welsh language, the Cymric or Kymric; A Cymry

Definitions

  1. The Welsh language, the Cymric or Kymric; A Cymry

Ancestry of “kymri”, 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

Words derived from “kymri”

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