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Where does “*merw” come from?
*merw (Proto-Brythonic) comes from Proto-Celtic *merwis — lifeless.
Ancestry of “*merw”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Proto-Celtic
*merwis
lifeless
Words derived from “*merw”
merf
merf
merbwll
merddwr
merfaidd
merllyn
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