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Where does “carthu” come from?

carthu (Welsh) comes from Middle Welsh carthu, from Proto-Brythonic *karθad, from Proto-Celtic *kartati.

Ancestry of “carthu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Welshcarthu—
2Proto-Brythonic*karθad—
3Proto-Celtic*kartati—
Every word from Proto-Celtic *kartati →