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Where does “crëyr” come from?

crëyr (Welsh) comes from Middle Welsh crehyr, from Proto-Brythonic krexVr, from Proto-Celtic korxsā, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kreik-.

crëyr (Welsh): heron

Definitions

  1. heron

Ancestry of “crëyr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Welshcrehyr—
2Proto-BrythonickrexVr—
3Proto-Celtickorxsā—
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kreik-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kreik- →