Where does “cwmwl” come from?

cwmwl (Welsh) comes from Middle Welsh cwmwl, from Proto-Brythonic kuml, from Latin cumulus, from Proto-Indo-European ku-m-olo, from Proto-Indo-European ḱewh₁- — to swell; to be strong.

cwmwl (Welsh): cloud

Definitions

  1. cloud

Ancestry of “cwmwl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Welshcwmwl—
2Proto-Brythonickumlcloud
3Latincumulusheap, pile; surplus; summit
4Proto-Indo-Europeanku-m-olo—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱewh₁-to swell; to be strong

Words derived from “cwmwl”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱewh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ku-m-olo →Every word from Latin cumulus →