Where does “Cymro” come from?

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

Cymro (Welsh): Welshman

Definitions

  1. Welshman

Ancestry of “Cymro”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Cymro”

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