Where does “gayaf” come from?
gayaf (Middle Welsh) comes from Old Welsh gaem, from Proto-Celtic gyemos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰyem- — winter.
Ancestry of “gayaf”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Welsh | gaem | — |
| 2 | Proto-Celtic | gyemos | winter |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰyem- | winter |
Words derived from “gayaf”