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Where does “elbid” come from?

elbid (Old Welsh) comes from Proto-Brythonic ėlβɨð, from Proto-Celtic albiyū, from Proto-Indo-European h₂élbʰos — white.

elbid (Old Welsh): world; earth; land, country

Definitions

  1. world; earth; land, country

Ancestry of “elbid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Brythonicėlβɨðworld
2Proto-Celticalbiyūluminous world, upper world, world; high...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂élbʰoswhite
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