Where does “Arth Fawr” come from?
Arth Fawr (Welsh) comes from Welsh mawr, from Middle Welsh mawr, from Old Welsh maur, from Proto-Brythonic mọr, from Proto-Celtic mori, from Proto-Indo-European móri, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.
Arth Fawr (Welsh): Ursa Major, the Great Bear
Definitions
- Ursa Major, the Great Bear
Ancestry of “Arth Fawr”, step by step
Arth Fawr traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Welsh mawr
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Welsh | mawr | large; big; great |
| 2 | Middle Welsh | mawr | — |
| 3 | Old Welsh | maur | great |
| 4 | Proto-Brythonic | mọr | great, large |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | mori | sea |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | móri | sea; standing water |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mer- | to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland |
via Welsh yr
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Welsh | yr | Alternative form of y; the; green, fresh |
| 2 | Welsh | y | the; that; which, whom |
| 3 | Middle Welsh | y | his, its with reference to a masculine noun; triggers soft mutation of following consonant |
| 4 | Old Welsh | ir | the |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | sindos | this |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sḗm | one |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |