Where does “cyfreithwraig” come from?

cyfreithwraig (Welsh) comes from Welsh -wraig, from Welsh gwraig, from Middle Welsh gureic, from Proto-Brythonic gwrėg, from Proto-Celtic gʷrakī.

cyfreithwraig (Welsh): lawyer

Definitions

  1. lawyer

Ancestry of “cyfreithwraig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welsh-wraigfemale agent suffix
2Welshgwraigwife; woman
3Middle Welshgureic—
4Proto-Brythonicgwrėgwoman, female human; wife
5Proto-Celticgʷrakī—
Every word from Proto-Celtic gʷrakī →Every word from Proto-Brythonic gwrėg →Every word from Welsh -wraig →