Where does “-awc” come from?

-awc (Middle Welsh) comes from Proto-Brythonic -ọg, from Proto-Celtic -ākos, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂ḱos, from Proto-Indo-European -kos — Creates deadjectival and desubstantival...

-awc (Middle Welsh): adjectival suffix often indicating an abundance of the root

Definitions

  1. adjectival suffix often indicating an abundance of the root

Ancestry of “-awc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Brythonic-ọgForms nouns/adjectives from other nouns and...
2Proto-Celtic-ākosForms adjectives from nouns and adjectives with...
3Proto-Indo-European-eh₂ḱos
4Proto-Indo-European-kosCreates deadjectival and desubstantival...

Words derived from “-awc

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kosEvery word from Proto-Celtic -ākosEvery word from Proto-Brythonic -ọg
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