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Where does “Guinhuimar” come from?

Guinhuimar (Old Welsh) comes from Proto-Brythonic Gwɨnnohuɨβar, from Proto-Brythonic gwɨnn, from Proto-Celtic windos, from Proto-Indo-European windo-, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

Ancestry of “Guinhuimar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-BrythonicGwɨnnohuɨβar—
2Proto-Brythonicgwɨnnwhite
3Proto-Celticwindoswhite
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwindo-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →