Where does “aual” come from?
aual (Middle Welsh) comes from Proto-Brythonic aβal, from Proto-Celtic *abūl, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ébōl — apple.
Ancestry of “aual”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Brythonic | aβal | apple |
| 2 | Proto-Celtic | *abūl | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ébōl | apple |