Where does “ceiniog baladr” come from?

ceiniog baladr (Welsh) comes from Welsh paladr, from Proto-Celtic kʷalatros.

ceiniog baladr (Welsh): a spear penny, a fine under medieval Welsh law...

Definitions

  1. a spear penny, a fine under medieval Welsh law...

Ancestry of “ceiniog baladr”, step by step

ceiniog baladr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Welsh paladr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshpaladrspear shaft; spear, pike, lance; column, pillar,...
2Proto-Celtickʷalatros—

via Welsh ceiniog

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshceinioga penny, a cent; a penny of 24 or 32 grains of...
2Middle Welshkenyawcpenny
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