Where does “cuddliw” come from?

cuddliw (Welsh) comes from Welsh lliw, from Proto-Brythonic lliw, from Proto-Celtic līwos, from Proto-Indo-European (s)leh₃y- — blueish.

cuddliw (Welsh): camouflage

Definitions

  1. camouflage

Ancestry of “cuddliw”, step by step

cuddliw traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Welsh lliw

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshlliwcolour; paint, dye, colouring
2Proto-Brythoniclliwcolour
3Proto-Celticlīwoscolour; stone
4Proto-Indo-European(s)leh₃y-blueish

via Welsh cudd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshcuddcovert, hidden
2Proto-Indo-European(s)kewdʰ-to cover, encase; to hide, conceal; to cover,...
3Proto-Indo-European(s)kew-to caw, to howl; to cover, hide; to cover, hide,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)leh₃y-
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