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
Ancestry of “cuddliw”, step by step
cuddliw traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Welsh lliw
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Welsh | lliw | colour; paint, dye, colouring |
| 2 | Proto-Brythonic | lliw | colour |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | līwos | colour; stone |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)leh₃y- | blueish |
via Welsh cudd
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Welsh | cudd | covert, hidden |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kewdʰ- | to cover, encase; to hide, conceal; to cover,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kew- | to caw, to howl; to cover, hide; to cover, hide,... |