Etymology Explorer
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Where does “mwc” come from?
mwc (Middle Welsh) comes from Proto-Celtic muk-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)mewg- — to smoke, reek.
Ancestry of “mwc”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Proto-Celtic
muk-
smoke
2
Proto-Indo-European
(s)mewg-
to smoke, reek
Words derived from “mwc”
mẁg
mwg
mygu
mygliw
ysmygu
ysmygwr
ysmygwyr
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)mewg- →
Every word from Proto-Celtic muk- →