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Where does “bwyta” come from?

bwyta (Welsh) comes from Welsh bwyd, from Middle Welsh bwyt, from Proto-Brythonic buɨd, from Proto-Celtic *beitom, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeyh₃tom, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeyh₃- — to live.

bwyta (Welsh): to eat; second-person singular imperative of...

Definitions

  1. to eat; second-person singular imperative of...

Ancestry of “bwyta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshbwydfood
2Middle Welshbwyt—
3Proto-Brythonicbuɨdfood
4Proto-Celtic*beitom—
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeyh₃tom—
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeyh₃-to live

Words derived from “bwyta”

  • anhwylder bwyta
  • bwytadwy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeyh₃- →