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Where does “cryf” come from?

cryf (Welsh) comes from Middle Welsh cryf, from Proto-Brythonic krɨβ̃, from Proto-Celtic kriɸmos.

cryf (Welsh): strong; tending to constipate, astringent

Definitions

  1. strong; tending to constipate, astringent

Ancestry of “cryf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Welshcryf—
2Proto-Brythonickrɨβ̃strong
3Proto-Celtickriɸmos—
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