Where does “cynghorydd” come from?

cynghorydd (Welsh) comes from Welsh cynghori, from Welsh -i, from Old Welsh -im, from Proto-Brythonic *-iβ̃.

cynghorydd (Welsh): councillor

Definitions

  1. councillor

Ancestry of “cynghorydd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshcynghorito advise, to counsel
2Welsh-iPluralisation suffix; Forms verbnouns from verb...
3Old Welsh-im—
4Proto-Brythonic*-iβ̃—
Every word from Proto-Brythonic *-iβ̃ →Every word from Welsh -i →Every word from Welsh cynghori →