Etymology Explorer › Welsh

Where does “arth” come from?

arth (Welsh) comes from Proto-Brythonic arθ, from Proto-Celtic artos, from Ancient Greek ἄρτος — a cake or loaf of wheat bread; bread.

arth (Welsh): bear

Definitions

  1. bear

Ancestry of “arth”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Brythonicarθbear
2Proto-Celticartosbear
3Ancient Greekἄρτοςa cake or loaf of wheat bread; bread
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