Where does “cwmwl” come from?

cwmwl (Middle Welsh) comes from Proto-Brythonic kuml, from Latin cumulus, from Proto-Indo-European ku-m-olo, from Proto-Indo-European ḱewh₁- — to swell; to be strong.

Ancestry of “cwmwl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Brythonickumlcloud
2Latincumulusheap, pile; surplus; summit
3Proto-Indo-Europeanku-m-olo
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱewh₁-to swell; to be strong

Words derived from “cwmwl

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱewh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ku-m-oloEvery word from Latin cumulus
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