Where does “walesi” come from?
walesi (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian Wales, from English Wales, from Middle English Wales, from Old English Wēalas, from Old English wealh, from Old English īeġ, from Proto-West Germanic auwju, from Proto-Germanic awjō — water.
walesi (Hungarian): Welsh of or pertaining to Wales or its language
Definitions
- Welsh of or pertaining to Wales or its language
Ancestry of “walesi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | Wales | — |
| 2 | English | Wales | The area in which the Welsh language and culture predominated, roughly coincident with the modern country |
| 3 | Middle English | Wales | — |
| 4 | Old English | Wēalas | the Welsh |
| 5 | Old English | wealh | foreigner; Briton or Welshman; slave |
| 6 | Old English | īeġ | island |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | auwju | floodplain; meadow; island |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | awjō | floodplain; meadow; island |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | agwjō | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ékʷeh₂ | water |