Where does “celyn” come from?

celyn (Welsh) comes from Proto-Celtic kolinnos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱol-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

celyn (Welsh): holly

Definitions

  1. holly

Ancestry of “celyn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celtickolinnos—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱol-thorn, thorny plant
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

Words derived from “celyn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱol- →Every word from Proto-Celtic kolinnos →
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