Where does “cyfalaf” come from?
cyfalaf (Welsh) comes from Welsh alaf, from Arabic عَلَف, from Old East Slavic алафа.
cyfalaf (Welsh): capital, principal
Ancestry of “cyfalaf”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Welsh | alaf | — |
| 2 | Arabic | عَلَف | fodder |
| 3 | Old East Slavic | алафа | — |