Where does “peth” come from?
peth (Middle Welsh) comes from Proto-Brythonic peθ, from Proto-Celtic kʷezdis — piece, portion.
Ancestry of “peth”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Brythonic | peθ | piece, portion, segment |
| 2 | Proto-Celtic | kʷezdis | piece, portion |