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- | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)mewg- | to smoke, reek |