Where does “cawrfil” come from?

cawrfil (Welsh) comes from Welsh mil, from Middle Welsh mil.

cawrfil (Welsh): elephant

Definitions

  1. elephant

Ancestry of “cawrfil”, step by step

cawrfil traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Welsh mil

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshmilanimal, beast, creature; animal not usually...
2Middle Welshmil—

via Welsh cawr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshcawrgiant
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