Where does “creithig” come from?

creithig (Welsh) comes from Welsh -ig, from Proto-Celtic -ikos, from Proto-Indo-European -kos — Creates deadjectival and desubstantival...

creithig (Welsh): shepherd's needle, Venus's comb (Scandix pecten-veneris)

Definitions

  1. shepherd's needle, Venus's comb (Scandix pecten-veneris)

Ancestry of “creithig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welsh-igdiminutive suffix, -let; person or object with...
2Proto-Celtic-ikosbelonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to
3Proto-Indo-European-kosCreates deadjectival and desubstantival...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kos →Every word from Welsh -ig →Every word from Proto-Celtic -ikos →
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