Where does “Powys” come from?

Powys (Welsh) comes from Latin pāgēnsis, from Latin -ensis, from Latin arvum, from Latin colō, from Latin quelō, from Proto-Italic kʷelō, from Proto-Indo-European kʷéleti, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

Ancestry of “Powys”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpāgēnsispeasant, countryfolk
2Latin-ensisOf or from
3Latinarvumfield; farm land
4Latincolōto cultivate the land, till, tend, take care of a field or garden
5Latinquelō
6Proto-Italickʷelōto inhabit
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷéleti
8Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

Words derived from “Powys

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel-