Where does “Cymreig” come from?

Cymreig (Welsh) comes from Proto-Brythonic kumrėɣig, from Proto-Brythonic kömroɣ, from Proto-Brythonic brogos, from Proto-Celtic mrogis, from Proto-Indo-European morǵ- — edge, boundary, border; frontier, border.

Cymreig (Welsh): Welsh; of Wales or the Welsh culture

Definitions

  1. Welsh; of Wales or the Welsh culture

Ancestry of “Cymreig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Brythonickumrėɣig—
2Proto-Brythonickömroɣcompatriot, comrade
3Proto-Brythonicbrogoscountry
4Proto-Celticmrogisborder, borderland, march, mark; region, country,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmorǵ-edge, boundary, border; frontier, border

Words derived from “Cymreig”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European morǵ- →Every word from Proto-Celtic mrogis →Every word from Proto-Brythonic brogos →
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