Where does “cynffonlas” come from?

cynffonlas (Welsh) comes from Welsh glas, from English glass, from Scottish Gaelic glas, from Middle Irish glas, from Old Irish glas, from Proto-Celtic glastos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰl̥h₃stós, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.

cynffonlas (Welsh): blue-tailed

Definitions

  1. blue-tailed

Ancestry of “cynffonlas”, step by step

cynffonlas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Welsh glas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshglasblue
2EnglishglassAn amorphous solid, often transparent substance...
3Scottish Gaelicglasgreen; grey; lock
4Middle Irishglas
5Old Irishglasgreen, greenish; blue, green-blue, grey-blue; the...
6Proto-Celticglastosgreen, blue
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰl̥h₃stós
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow

via Welsh cynffon

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshcynffontail
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃-
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