Where does “cyfeiriadur” come from?

cyfeiriadur (Welsh) comes from Welsh cyfair, from Middle Welsh kyueir, from Proto-Celtic ɸare-, from Proto-Celtic ɸare, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wes- — to dwell, live, reside; to stay, spend the night.

cyfeiriadur (Welsh): directory

Definitions

  1. directory

Ancestry of “cyfeiriadur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshcyfairdirection, region, place; acre
2Middle Welshkyueirdirection, part
3Proto-Celticɸare-for-, fore-
4Proto-Celticɸarein front of
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wes-to dwell, live, reside; to stay, spend the night
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wes- →Every word from Proto-Celtic ɸare →Every word from Proto-Celtic ɸare- →