Where does “cawna” come from?
cawna (Welsh) comes from Welsh -a, from Welsh -af, from Middle Welsh -haf, from Proto-Brythonic -haβ̃, from Proto-Celtic *-isamos — forms superlative adjectives.
cawna (Welsh): to gather reeds or stalks
Definitions
- to gather reeds or stalks
Ancestry of “cawna”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Welsh | -a | verb suffix for the third-person singular present... |
| 2 | Welsh | -af | verb suffix for the first-person singular present... |
| 3 | Middle Welsh | -haf | used to form the superlative of an adjective |
| 4 | Proto-Brythonic | -haβ̃ | Forms the superlative of an adjective |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | *-isamos | forms superlative adjectives |