Where does “uhel” come from?
uhel (Middle Breton) comes from Old Breton uchel, from Proto-Brythonic ʉxel, from Proto-Celtic ouxselos, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewps-.
Ancestry of “uhel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Breton | uchel | — |
| 2 | Proto-Brythonic | ʉxel | high, elevated |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | ouxselos | high, elevated |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewps- | — |