Where does “byw” come from?

byw (Welsh) comes from Proto-Brythonic bɨw, from Proto-Celtic biwos, from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- — to live.

byw (Welsh): alive, living, having life, animate, quick,...

Definitions

  1. alive, living, having life, animate, quick,...

Ancestry of “byw”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Brythonicbɨwalive, living; life
2Proto-Celticbiwosalive, living; mortal
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wósalive, living
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live

Words derived from “byw”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- →