Etymology Explorer
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Where does “mail” come from?
mail (Old Welsh) comes from Proto-Brythonic moɨl, from Proto-Celtic mailos — bald; bare.
Ancestry of “mail”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Proto-Brythonic
moɨl
—
2
Proto-Celtic
mailos
bald; bare
Words derived from “mail”
moel
moyle
moel
moel
Llong Foel
moelni
Every word from Proto-Celtic mailos →
Every word from Proto-Brythonic moɨl →