Where does “milgi” come from?

milgi (Middle Welsh) comes from Middle Welsh ki, from Proto-Brythonic ki, from Proto-Celtic kū, from Proto-Indo-European ḱwṓ — dog.

milgi (Middle Welsh): greyhound

Definitions

  1. greyhound

Ancestry of “milgi”, step by step

milgi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Welsh ki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Welshkidog, hound
2Proto-Brythonickidog
3Proto-Celtickūdog; wolf
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwṓdog

via Middle Welsh mil

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Welshmil—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱwṓ →Every word from Proto-Celtic kū →Every word from Proto-Brythonic ki →