Where does “-fa” come from?
-fa (Welsh) comes from Proto-Celtic magos, from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂- — big, great; great; big, stour, great.
-fa (Welsh): swydd + API → swyddfa; meddyg + API → meddygfa;...
Definitions
- swydd + API → swyddfa; meddyg + API → meddygfa;...
Ancestry of “-fa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Celtic | magos | plain, field |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | meǵh₂- | big, great; great; big, stour, great |