Where does “bara lawr” come from?

bara lawr (Welsh) comes from Welsh bara, from Proto-Celtic bargos, from Proto-Indo-European bʰers- — top, tip, point.

bara lawr (Welsh): laverbread a traditional Welsh delicacy of boiled laver, often coated with oatmeal and fried

Definitions

  1. laverbread a traditional Welsh delicacy of boiled laver, often coated with oatmeal and fried

Ancestry of “bara lawr”, step by step

bara lawr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Welsh bara

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshbarabread
2Proto-Celticbargoscake, bread
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰers-top, tip, point

via Welsh lawr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshlawrdown
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰers- →Every word from Proto-Celtic bargos →Every word from Welsh bara →