Where does “gouaff” come from?

gouaff (Middle Breton) comes from Old Breton guoiam, from Proto-Celtic gyemos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰyem- — winter.

Ancestry of “gouaff”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Bretonguoiam—
2Proto-Celticgyemoswinter
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰyem-winter

Words derived from “gouaff”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰyem- →Every word from Proto-Celtic gyemos →Every word from Old Breton guoiam →
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